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6.1 LOGIT MODELS FOR NOMINAL RESPONSES 177<br />

Table 6.3. Parameter Estimates and Standard Errors<br />

(in parentheses) for Baseline-category Logit Model<br />

Fitted <strong>to</strong> Table 6.1<br />

Food Choice Categories for Logit<br />

Parameter (Fish/Other) (Invertebrate/Other)<br />

Intercept 1.618 5.697<br />

Length −0.110 (0.517) −2.465 (0.900)<br />

For example, for an alliga<strong>to</strong>r of the maximum observed length of x = 3.89 meters,<br />

the estimated probability that primary food choice is “other” equals<br />

ˆπ3 = 1/{1 + e 1.62−0.11(3.89) + e 5.70−2.47(3.89) }=0.23.<br />

Likewise, you can check that ˆπ1 = 0.76 and ˆπ2 = 0.005. Very large alliga<strong>to</strong>rs apparently<br />

prefer <strong>to</strong> eat fish. Figure 6.1 shows the three estimated response probabilities as<br />

a function of alliga<strong>to</strong>r length.<br />

Figure 6.1. Estimated probabilities for primary food choice.

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