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st: Poisson Regression
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Alexandra Boing <[email protected]>
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st: Poisson Regression
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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:08:55 -0800 (PST)
I would like to know how to proceed and the justication Mathematical and Statistical. My dependent variable is spent on health (0=No 1=Yes). The prevalence was higher than 10 percent. Can I do Poisson regression? According to this paper published in BMC on line in 2003, registred PMC521200 I can do Poisson regression with variable (0=No 1=Yes) and with prevalence higher than 10 percent, but other authors report that only I can do Poisson regression with the dependent variable= discrete variable and prevalence under 10 percent.
Which is correct? And what is the explanation Mathematical and Statistical?Thanks, Alexandra
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