For those who like odds: A direct interpretation of the logit coefficient for continuous variables

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 731-738

  Roncek, Dennis W ^a   Swatt, Marc L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746849788     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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