Paper Assignment
Provide comprehensive responses to the following:
(a) In the use of a categorical variable with n possible values, explain the following:
1. Why only n - 1 binary variables are necessary
2. Why using n variables would be problematic
(b) Describe how logistic regression can be used as a classifier.
(c) Discuss how the ROC curve can be used to determine an appropriate threshold value for a classifier
(d) If the probability of an event occurring is 0.4, then
1. What is the odds ratio?
2. What is the log odds ratio?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.