10.24: Introduction to Generalized Linear Models
Upcoming deadlines
- Statistics Reflection 4: Sunday, Nov 3 11:59 PM
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, students should be able to:
describe why linear regression won’t work for a binary variable
describe the purpose of a link function
compute an odds ratio from a 2x2 table
Class prep
Watch these two videos:
Bernoulli Distribution supplemental video
Slides: Intro to GLMs, Odds and Odds Ratios
Optional/supplementary textbook reading: ISLR 4.2, 4.3 intro and 4.3.1