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Separation occurs when some classes of a categorical outcome can be perfectly distinguished by a linear combination of other variables.

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Model selection with Firth logistic regression

In a small data set ($n\sim100$ ) that I am working with, several variables give me perfect prediction/separation. I thus use Firth logistic regression to deal with the issue. …
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How to describe and present the issue of perfect separation?

Folks who work with logistic regression are familiar with the issue of perfect separation: if you have a variable specific values of which are associated with only one of the two outcomes (say a binary … My question is different from what to do if you have a perfect separation. …
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