Logistic Regression With Low Event Rate (Rare Events)

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Logistic Regression withLow Event Rate (or Rare

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!"o#lem with lo$istic "e$"ession with low e%ent"ate

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(ow to o them in SAS)

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A typical conversationAnalyst 1+ I m in some t"o'#le, my mana$e" wants me to #'il a lo$istic"e$"ession mo el #'t I ha%e only a 2 e%ent "ate in my ata. The lo$istic"e$"ession won t #e a $oo choice he"e the 0 estimate will #e #iase .Analyst 2+ Not necessa"ily. It s the total co'nt "athe" than the e"centa$e oe%ents that matte"s. (ow many cases o yo' ha%e o" the "a"e" e%ent anhow #i$ is yo'" ataset)

Analyst1+ &e %e $ot a#o't 1833 o e%ents in a ataset o a#o't 133,333cases a less than 2 scena"ioAnalyst2+ (mm. &ith these many cases o" the "a"e" e%ent, yo' can %e"y well'se lo$istic "e$"ession. The"e a"e metho s to a "ess s'ch s4ewe , o" s a"se

ata sit'ations.

Analyst1+ &ow. *eally !lease tell me mo"eAnalyst2+ The"e a"e co' le o alte"nati%es. 6o" one yo' can 'se exactlogistic regression this is to #e 'se when sam le si e is too small o"yo'" 's'al lo$istic "e$"ession 'sin$ the "e$'la" ma9im'm-li4elihoo -#aseestimation. Anothe" o tion in yo'" scena"io is to 'se the penalized-likelihood estimation metho . This secon one has the a %anta$e o #ein$

com 'tationally less eman in$ than the exact logistic metho .1/28/15 Tejamoy Ghosh Data Science ATG - New Delhi, In ia


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a s wrong w myregular logistic regression

when the event rate is low0ow e%ent "ate/*a"e :%ent+In the c'""ent conte9t, this "e e"s to the scena"io whe"e 'n e" a #ina"yo'tcome s ace ;"es onse/no-"es onse, $oo /#a , e a'lt/no- e a'lt,

'"chase/no- '"chase, etc.< one o the two e%ents a"e a" ewe" than the othe" S' ose in a sam le o 1333 a licants o" a osition only 23 a"e selecte he"e the

e%ent o #ein$ selecte is the "a"e e%ent with a low e%ent "ate o 2

S' ose, in a sam le o 133,333 '"chases "om an online "etaile", a#o't 1833 a"e"et'"ne #y the c'stome" he"e the e%ent o $oo s #ein$ "et'"ne is the "a"e e%entwith a low e%ent "ate o 1.8

Some "eal li e e9am les+ =ha"$e #ac4s in c"e it ca" t"ansactions Goo s "et'"ne in online "etailin$

&hy is this a "o#lem o" lo$istic "e$"ession it s still #ina"y anyway) The "o#lem he"e is with the estimation metho the 's'al maximum-likelihood method is s'sce ti#le to >small sam le #ias an this #ias isst"on$ly e en ent on the co'nt ;as o ose to e"centa$e< o the "a"e" othe e%ents



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Whats the way out then?

In case o small sam le an /o" %e"y 'n#alance #ina"y ata ;&hen yo'ha%e j'st 23 cases in a sam le o 1333< >e9act lo$istic "e$"ession is to#e 'se

:9act lo$istic "e$"ession a "oach "o%i es an alte"nati%e to the ma9im'mli4elihoo metho o" ma4in$ in e"ences a#o't the a"amete"s o the lo$istic

"e$"ession mo el The metho is #ase on a "o "iate e9act ist"i#'tions o s'?cient statistics o"

a"amete"s o inte"est an the estimates $i%en #y e9act lo$istic "e$"ession o note en on asym totic "es'lts

It is 'se 'l o" analy in$ small o" 'n#alance #ina"y ata with co%a"iates This metho is 's'ally %e"y com 'tationally intensi%e

I , howe%e", yo' ha%e a la"$e" co'nt o the "a"e" o the two e%ents, say,

1333, ;e%en #ette" i it s 2333< in a sam le o 133,333 with the same lowe%ent "ate ;1 to 2 < yo' can 'se lo$istic "e$"ession the estimation willha%e to #e one 'sin$ > enali e li4elihoo metho ;also calle 6i"th s

enali e li4elihoo a "oach, a te" its in%ento"&hile we mentione this metho in the conte9t o only small sam le si e/"a"ee%ent scena"io, this is a metho o a "essin$ iss'es o se a"a#ility, smallsam le si es, an #ias o the a"amete" estimates



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How to o them in !A!



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E"act Logistic !A! co e

!"oc 0o$istic Data @ o'"*a"e:%entData escen in$B6"eC =ell=o'ntB / the =ell=o'nt %a"ia#le is wei$ht %#l he"e /mo el *a"e:%ent @ E1 E2B:9act E1 / estimate @ #othB

*'n B

o' can a othe" o tions o" what yo' want to ha%e in yo'"o't 't

The o tion :9act a te" the mo el statement an the 6"eCstatements a"e the 4ey iFe"ences he"e

An alte"nati%e :%ent/T"ial Synta9+!"oc 0o$istic Data @ o'"*a"e:%entDataBmo el *a"e:%ent / =ell=o'nt @ E1 E2B:9act E1 / estimate @ #othB*'n B



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#enali$e Logistic !A!co e!"oc 0o$istic Data @ o'"*a"e:%entDataBclass =ate$o"ical #l1 =ate$o"ical #l2/ a"am @"e B

o el @ =ate$o"ical #l1 =ate$o"ical #l2 E1 E1 /

H"th B"'n B

o' can a othe" o tions o" what yo' want toha%e in yo'" o't 't

The o tion >6I*T( in the mo el statement is the4ey he"e



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How to o them in R



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E"act Logistic in R

!ac4a$e *eC'i"e +>el"m

This ac4a$e im lements ;a "o9imate


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#enali$e Logistic in R

!ac4a$e +>lo$ist

This ac4a$e "'ns 6i"th s #ias "e 'ce lo$istic "e$"ession

a "oach with enali e "oHle li4elihoo #aseconH ence inte"%als o" a"amete" estimates

Anothe" ac4a$e > enali e "'ns enali e$ene"ali e linea" mo els, enali e "e$"essionmo els

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