{"id":29267,"date":"2022-12-23T17:47:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T17:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/?p=29267"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:44:56","slug":"formulate-and-interpret-a-logistic-regression-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/cfa-level-2\/quantitative-method\/formulate-and-interpret-a-logistic-regression-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Formulate and Interpret a Logistic Regression Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"QAPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Which measure is least likely to be used in interpreting a logistic regression model?\",\n    \"text\": \"Which of the following measures is least likely to be used in interpreting a logistic regression model?\\n\\nA. R-squared.\\n\\nB. Pseudo-R-squared.\\n\\nC. 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The <strong>logistic transformation <\/strong>takes the probability that an event happens, \\(p\\), divided by the probability that the event will not happen, \\(1-p\\). A logit is the natural logarithm of the odds of an event happening. The logistic transformation tends to linearize the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.<\/p>\n<p>For example, suppose the probability of a company going bankrupt is 0.6, \\(\\frac {0.6}{ (1- 0.6)}=1.5\\). In that case, the odds of a company becoming bankrupt are 1.5 times more than the probability of the company not going bankrupt. For this reason, we should use the logit model or discriminant analysis when estimating the probability of bankruptcy. The event probability can be calculated as follows:<\/p>\n<p>If \\(p\\) is binary, we use the maximum likelihood method to estimate logistic regression coefficients instead of using least squares. The <strong>maximum likelihood method<\/strong> maximizes the likelihood function for the data. The Bernoulli distribution is chosen as the probability distribution because \\(p\\) is binary. The maximum likelihood method is iterative. Each iteration will result in a higher log-likelihood until the difference in the log-likelihood of two successive iterations is the same. At this point, the iterating process will stop.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 10px 18px; border: 2px solid #1a73e8; border-radius: 999px; color: #1a73e8; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; background-color: #f5f9ff; white-space: nowrap;\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/free-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Practice logistic regression with a free trial <\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Interpreting Logistic Regression Models<\/h2>\n<p>In a logit model, the slope coefficient is the change in the logit that the event happens per unit change in the independent variable. The exponent of the slope coefficient is the ratio of odds that the event will happen with a unit increase in the independent variable.<\/p>\n<p>For a logit regression, the test of the hypothesis regression coefficient is significantly different from zero; it is the same as that of an ordinary linear regression. The overall performance of a logit regression can be evaluated by examining the likelihood chi-square test statistic.<\/p>\n<p>Since logistic regression cannot be fitted using at least-square approach, logistic regression has no equivalent measure for the coefficient of determination. Researchers have proposed Pseudo \u2212 \\(R^2\\) to compare different specifications of the same model. However, it is unsuitable when comparing models with different datasets.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Question<\/h2>\n<p>Which of the following measures is least likely to be used in interpreting a logistic regression model?<\/p>\n<ol type=\"A\">\n<li>R-squared.<\/li>\n<li>P seudo \u2212 \\(R^2\\).<\/li>\n<li>P-value.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Solution<\/h4>\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>A<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>R-squared is not used because logistic regression cannot be fitted using a least-square approach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B is incorrect<\/strong>. The Pseudo \u2212 \\(R^2\\) is used in logistic regression to compare different specifications of the same model, and it is an alternative for the R-squared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C is incorrect<\/strong>. The p-value is used to evaluate the overall statistical significance of a model.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reading 4: Extensions of Multiple Regression<\/p>\n<p><em>Los 4 (c) Formulate and interpret a logistic regression model<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 40px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 12px 20px; border-radius: 999px; background-color: #1a73e8; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/free-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Start Free Trial \u2192 <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 12px; color: #555;\">Learn how logistic regression estimates event probabilities using maximum likelihood, how to interpret coefficients as changes in log-odds, and how to evaluate model outputs in CFA Level II quantitative methods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qualitative (categorical) dependent variables are dummy variables used as dependent rather than independent variables. 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