Hi,
I'm predicting health care expenditures as a function of health status.
Since the ependiture data are rightly skewed I am using the generalized
liniear model (GLM) with a Log link. My question is: can I transform the
coefficients on my regressors into actual dollars? Meaning, can I say that a
poor health status cost so many dollars more compared to a good health
status? Pl., advise.
Thanks.
Puneet
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Puneet K Singhal, M.S.
Doctoral Candidate
Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Program
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD-21201
Phone: 410-706-1805
Fax: 410-706-1488
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