Using and interpreting logistic regression: A guide for teachers and students

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 284-298

  Lottes, Ilsa L ^a   Adler, Marina A ^b   DeMaris, Alfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030539225     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1318743     Document Type: Article

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