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Logistic Models

"Logistic Models" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Logistic Models" by people in this website by year, and whether "Logistic Models" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 905 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 60 publications in 2011 and 2013
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