Multiple Choice Questions
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1: Multinomial logistic regression is used when
- the outcome variable is nominal with three or more categories.
- the outcome variable is ordinal with three or more categories.
- at least one predictor is nominal with three or more categories.
- at least one predictor is ordinal with three or more categories.
2: The model significance tests for multinomial and ordinal regression use which of the following test statistics?
- Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals
- F-statistics
- Chi-squared statistics
- Percent correctly predicted
3: One way to examine model fit for multinomial and ordinal regression is to compute
- odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.
- F-statistics.
- chi-squared statistics.
- percent correctly predicted.
4: The assumptions for multinomial regression include
- the proportional odds assumption.
- a normally distributed outcome variable.
- equal group variances.
- independence of irrelevant alternatives.
5: The assumptions for ordinal regression include
- the proportional odds assumption.
- a normally distributed outcome variable.
- equal group variances.
- independence of irrelevant alternatives.