Interpretation of interactions: guide for the perplexed

Interpretation of interactions: guide for the perplexed

In this issue, Zammit et al explore how five dichotomised risk factors work together to predict risk for non-affective psychosis in a large Swedish cohort. In this editorial, we review these findings, and comment on both the nature of additive v. multiplicative models and the meaning of statistical...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 2010-09, Vol.197 (3), p.170-171
Hauptverfasser: Kendler, Kenneth S., Gardner, Charles O.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Disease
Editorial
Epidemiology
Genetics
Humans
Meaning
Mental depression
Models, Statistical
Psychiatry
Psychosis
Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Statistical analysis
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Zusammenfassung:In this issue, Zammit et al explore how five dichotomised risk factors work together to predict risk for non-affective psychosis in a large Swedish cohort. In this editorial, we review these findings, and comment on both the nature of additive v. multiplicative models and the meaning of statistical interactions.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.bp.110.081331