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<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Estadística]]></journal-title>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Aggregation of Explanatory Factor Levels in a Binomial Logit Model: Generalization to the Multifactorial Unsaturated Case]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La agregación de niveles en un factor explicativo del modelo logit binomial: generalización al caso multifactorial no saturado]]></article-title>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Los Andes (ULA) Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales (FACES) Departamento de Estadística]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mérida ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,FACES-ULA Instituto de Estadística Aplicada y Computación (IEAC) Programa de Doctorado en Estadística]]></institution>
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<institution><![CDATA[,FACES-ULA Instituto de Estadística Aplicada y Computación (IEAC) Programa de Doctorado en Estadística]]></institution>
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<day>15</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2012</year>
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<day>15</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2012</year>
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<volume>35</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>139</fpage>
<lpage>166</lpage>
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<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Se discute la situación en la que, una vez ajustado un modelo logit a los datos contenidos en una tabla de contingencia, se selecciona un factor cualquiera de los participantes y se agregan algunos de sus niveles. Generalmente los investigadores proceden a postular nuevamente un modelo logit sobre los datos agrupados, sin embargo, este proceder conduce a la violación del supuesto distribucional original, cuando las probabilidades de éxito de las variables aleatorias de la agregación, son disímiles. En este trabajo se sugiere un procedimiento alternativo que opera en el marco del modelo logit binomial no saturado, multifactorial. Con base en la teoría asintótica y aprovechando la disminución en la varianza cuando se postula el modelo distribucional correcto, el procedimiento sugerido mejora apreciablemente las estimaciones, reduce el error estándar, produce valores residuales más cercanos al cero y menores probabilidades de rechazo en la prueba de bondad del ajuste del modelo. Sustentan tales afirmaciones tanto los desarrollos teóricos necesarios, como los resultados de una extensa simulación diseñada al efecto. También se expone el procedimiento sugerido contrastado con el habitual, mediante un ejemplo numérico completo.]]></p></abstract>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  <font size="2" face="verdana">      <p> <b> <font size="4">     <center> Aggregation of Explanatory Factor Levels in a Binomial Logit Model: Generalization to the Multifactorial Unsaturated Case </center> </font> </b> </p>      <p> <b> <font size="3">     <center> La agregaci&oacute;n de niveles en un factor explicativo del modelo logit binomial: generalizaci&oacute;n al caso multifactorial no saturado </center> </font> </b> </p>      <p>     <center> ERNESTO PONSOT-BALAGUER<sup>1</sup>,  SURENDRA SINHA<sup>2</sup>,  ARNALDO GOITÍA<sup>3</sup> </center> </p>      <p> <sup>1</sup>Universidad de Los Andes (ULA), Facultad de Ciencias Econ&oacute;micas y Sociales (FACES), Departamento de Estad&iacute;stica, M&eacute;rida, Venezuela. Associate Professor. Email: <a href="mailto:ernesto@ula.ve">ernesto@ula.ve</a>     <br>  <sup>2</sup>FACES-ULA, Instituto de Estad&iacute;stica Aplicada y Computaci&oacute;n (IEAC), Programa de Doctorado en Estad&iacute;stica, M&eacute;rida, Venezuela. Professor. Email: <a href="mailto:sinha32@yahoo.com">sinha32@yahoo.com</a>     <br>  <sup>3</sup>FACES-ULA, Instituto de Estad&iacute;stica Aplicada y Computaci&oacute;n (IEAC), Programa de Doctorado en Estad&iacute;stica, M&eacute;rida, Venezuela. Professor. Email: <a href="mailto:goitia@ula.ve">goitia@ula.ve</a>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<br> </p>  <hr size="1">      <p> <b>     <center> Abstract </center> </b> </p>      <p> We discuss a situation in which, once a logit model is fitted to the data in a contingency table, some factor levels are grouped. Generally, researchers reapply a logit model on the pooled data, however, this approach leads to the violation of the original distributional assumption, when the probabilities of success of the random variables of aggregation differ. In this paper we suggest an alternative procedure that operates under the unsaturated, multifactorial, binomial, logit model. Based on asymptotic theory and taking advantage of the decrease in the variance when the correct distributional assumption is made, the suggested procedure significantly improves the estimates, reduces the standard error, produces lower residuals and is less likely to reject the goodness of fit test on the model. We present the necessary theory, the results of an extensive simulation designed for this purpose, and the suggested procedure contrasted with the usual approach, through a complete numerical example. </p>      <p> <b> Key words: </b> Contingency tables, Generalized linear model, Levels sets, Logit model. </p>  <hr size="1">      <p> <b>     <center> Resumen </center> </b> </p>      <p> Se discute la situaci&oacute;n en la que, una vez ajustado un modelo logit a los datos contenidos en una tabla de contingencia, se selecciona un factor cualquiera de los participantes y se agregan algunos de sus niveles. Generalmente los investigadores proceden a postular nuevamente un modelo logit sobre los datos agrupados, sin embargo, este proceder conduce a la violaci&oacute;n del supuesto distribucional original, cuando las probabilidades de &eacute;xito de las variables aleatorias de la agregaci&oacute;n, son dis&iacute;miles. En este trabajo se sugiere un procedimiento alternativo que opera en el marco del modelo logit binomial no saturado, multifactorial. Con base en la teor&iacute;a asint&oacute;tica y aprovechando la disminuci&oacute;n en la varianza cuando se postula el modelo distribucional correcto, el procedimiento sugerido mejora apreciablemente las estimaciones, reduce el error est&aacute;ndar, produce valores residuales m&aacute;s cercanos al cero y menores probabilidades de rechazo en la prueba de bondad del ajuste del modelo. Sustentan tales afirmaciones tanto los desarrollos te&oacute;ricos necesarios, como los resultados de una extensa simulaci&oacute;n dise&ntilde;ada al efecto. Tambi&eacute;n se expone el procedimiento sugerido contrastado con el habitual, mediante un ejemplo num&eacute;rico completo. </p>      <p> <b> Palabras clave: </b> conjuntos de niveles, modelo lineal generalizado, modelo logit, tablas de contingencia. </p>  <hr size="1">      <p> Texto completo disponible en <a href="pdf/rce/v35n1/v35n1a09.pdf">PDF</a> </p>  <hr size="1">      ]]></body>
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