Generalized linear model

The website statsoft.com offers this explanation of the generalized linear model:

"The Generalized Linear Model (GLZ) is a generalization of the general linear model (see, e.g., the General Linear Models, Multiple Regression, and ANOVA/MANOVA topics). In its simplest form, a linear model specifies the (linear) relationship between a dependent (or response) variable Y, and a set of predictor variables, the X's, so that

Y = b0 \+ b1X1 \+ b2X2 \+ ... + bkXk

In this equation b0 is the regression coefficient for the intercept and the bi values are the regression coefficients (for variables 1 through k) computed from the data."[1]

Whereas in classical linear models the variable Y is assumed to follow a normal distribution, generalized linear models consider more general distributions, such as a Poisson or a multinomial distribution, and are therefore applicable to a wider field of problems.

## See also[edit]

* Statistics

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ Generalized Linear Models