Top
Harvard Biostatistics Multiple Lecture Courses

Logistic regression

Logistic Regression: Relating Patient Characteristics to Outcomes

Source: Tolles J, Meurer WJ. Logistic RegressionRelating Patient Characteristics to Outcomes. JAMA. 2016;316(5):533–534. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7653

How to access: This is accessible via Harvard library

Contents: Pretty simple with some good takeaways – probably a launching point for discussion of modeling building procedures.

Example(s) used in this: No specific examples

Prior math/stat knowledge to fully understand materials: None

Logistic Regression Diagnostics: Understanding How Well a Model Predicts Outcomes

Source: Meurer WJ, Tolles J. Logistic Regression DiagnosticsUnderstanding How Well a Model Predicts Outcomes. JAMA. 2017;317(10):1068–1069. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20441

How to access: This is accessible via Harvard library

Contents: This paper discusses how to evaluate the logistic regression model in terms of the prediction outcome. ROC curve and the area under the ROC curve is introduced.

Example(s) used in this: No specific examples

Prior math/stat knowledge to fully understand materials: None