Introduction

Modelling Binary Data

Second Edition
D. Collet
1991
Lidia Mayangsari
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Montgomery and Peck (1982) describe a study on the compressive
strength of an alloy fastener used in the construction of an airplane.

Ten pressure loads, increasing in units of 200 psi from 2500 psi to
4300 psi were used with different numbers of fastener
being tested at each of these loads.
Example 1.5
Aircraft Fastener
Observational Result
Binary Outcome Variable
Sigmoid Curve,

A graph of the probability of failure against increasing loads will have an elongated S-shape.
Smith (1932) bioassay which decribed a study of protective effect of Serum
32 on pneumococcus.

For all the mice that died during the seven day period
following inoculation, a blood smear taken for the heart and
examined to check the pneumococcus.
Example 1.6
Anti Penumococcus Serum
Binary Outcome Variable
Learning Point
The objective of example 1.5 and 1.6 is to estimate the value of a
continuous variable (pressure load or dose of serum) that would be
expected to a particular response probability.

The trend emerge will be recorded for experimental unit.


ESR is the rate at which red blood cells settle out suspension in blood
plasma when measured under normal condition.

It increases if the level of certain proteins in the blood plasma rise.
Collett and Jemain (1985) presented the data produced by Institute
of Medical Research Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to examine the
relationship between fibrinogen and globulin for 32 individuals.

ESR limit for health: 20 mm/hr.
Example 1.7
Determination of the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
Binary Outcome Variable
To determine the strength of any relationship
between the probability of an ESR reading
greater than 20 mm/hr and the
level of two plasma proteins.
The remaining examples give rise to somewhat larger data
sets that include both categorical variable (factors) and
continuous variable (variates). Such data sets are typical in
many areas of scientific enquiry.
Survey by University of Chicago concerned with the relationship
between education and sex of the respondents to attitudes towards
the role of women in society.

Whether they agree or disagree with the statement:
Women should take care of running their homes and
leave running country up to men.
Example 1.8
Womens Role in Society
2927 individuals: 3 did not give educational level and 53 were tentatively agree
with the statement.

The remaining 1305 male and 1566 female respondents were given by
Haberman (1978).
Example 1.8
Womens Role in Society
Binary Outcome Variable Binary Outcome Variable
Learning Point
To analyse the relationship between the proportion of respondents
in agreement with the statement and the number of years of
education would be determined and compared between two sexes.

Conclusion
The examples 1.5 until 1.7 concerns studies where interest focuses
on relationship between a binary response variable and one or
more explanatory variables.


The example 1.8 concerns studies where interest focuses
on relationship between a categorical and continuous variable.


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