| ... | @@ -27,12 +27,10 @@ When constructing a generalized linear model, three major decisions must be made |
... | @@ -27,12 +27,10 @@ When constructing a generalized linear model, three major decisions must be made |
|
|
1. **Specifying the Random Component:**
|
|
1. **Specifying the Random Component:**
|
|
|
An appropriate probability distribution for the response variable must be chosen. This
|
|
An appropriate probability distribution for the response variable must be chosen. This
|
|
|
should be any member from the *natural exponential family* distributions:
|
|
should be any member from the *natural exponential family* distributions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Continuous variables:
|
|
- Continuous variables:
|
|
|
* Normal
|
|
* Normal
|
|
|
* Gamma
|
|
* Gamma
|
|
|
* Inverse Gaussian
|
|
* Inverse Gaussian
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Discrete variables:
|
|
- Discrete variables:
|
|
|
* Poisson
|
|
* Poisson
|
|
|
* Bernoulli
|
|
* Bernoulli
|
| ... | |
... | |
| ... | | ... | |