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"log cost"

Spanish translation: logaritmo del costo

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English term or phrase:"log cost"
Spanish translation:logaritmo del costo
Entered by: Elizabeth Ardans

14:12 May 8, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics / statistics
English term or phrase: "log cost"
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.

Muchas gracias!!
Elizabeth Ardans
Uruguay
Local time: 05:42
logaritmo del costo
Explanation:
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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José Atlasovich
Local time: 04:42
Grading comment
Creo que esto tiene sentido! muchas gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4coste/gasto logístico
Egmont
4logaritmo del costo
José Atlasovich


  

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log cost
coste/gasto logístico


Explanation:
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Egmont
Spain
Local time: 10:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 21
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
log cost
logaritmo del costo


Explanation:
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



José Atlasovich
Local time: 04:42
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Creo que esto tiene sentido! muchas gracias!
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