Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

"log cost"

Spanish translation:

logaritmo del costo

Added to glossary by Elizabeth Ardans
May 8, 2006 14:12
18 yrs ago
English term

"log cost"

English to Spanish Science Mathematics & Statistics statistics
Racial and ethnic differences were examined in diabetes process of care and health care use and costs using logistic regression, negative binomial regression, and ordinary least squares regression with **log cost**.

No me doy cuenta a qué se refiere con "log cost".

...utilizando modelos de regresión logística, de regresión binomial-negativa y de regresión por mínimos cuadrados ordinarios XXX.

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English term (edited): log cost
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logaritmo del costo

Economists frequently wish to estimate regression models using healthcare cost as the dependent variable.....
A common approach is to use the natural log of cost in place of raw cost. The logarithmic transformation often removes enough skewness to allow least squares models to produce unbiased results.
http://www.herc.research.med.va.gov/resources/faq_e02.asp

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English term (edited): log cost

coste/gasto logístico

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