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[edit] Log-odds

This is not the same thing as Log-odds. There should be a separate article for that. --Scottieb 20:02, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

What do you take to be the difference? The logit of a number p is the log-odds of any event whose probability is p. The difference would seem to be that the logit is the logit of a number, whereas the log-odds is the log-odds of an event. Is that what you had in mind? Michael Hardy 20:40, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Could someone fix up the image size for the logit-plot. I don't have the time right now. SW

[edit] merge?

hi, i think this article should be merged with logistic regression. Pdbailey 03:19, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

I use this function quite often without doing logistic regression - better to merge logistic regression with Probit model --Henrygb 01:24, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
How about before merging probit and logistic regression, we clarify on both pages what the relationship is between them? Currently neither page explains the other. Cazort 23:03, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Looking better

This article has improved much over the last few days. Two things I might suggest: 1) use the deleted hospital example as an example in the logistic regression article (the current Ax+B example is nothing more than an example of calculating the odds); 2) In History, distinguish between the logit proper, and the logit model, which I assume is another word for logistic regression. Comments welcome and encouraged. Baccyak4H (Yak!) 16:09, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Needs more Explanation

This article does not give adequate explanation/justification for the use of the logit function. Why is it used? What compelling mathematical, physical, or philosophical reasons are there for its use, for example, its use in logistic regression? I think this page can only be viewed as a stub until it contains this sort of material so I am going to mark it as such. Cazort 18:47, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

I think the pronunciation given is "chiefly US". The "chiefly UK" pronunciation is "lodge-it" rather than "low-git". I'd add this but I don't speak IPA at all. Qwfp (talk) 15:09, 5 March 2008 (UTC)