Marginal Odds Ratios: What They Are, How to Compute Them, and Why Sociologists Might Want to Use Them
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Marginal Odds Ratios : What They Are, How to Compute Them, and Why Sociologists Might Want to Use Them. / Karlson, Kristian Bernt; Jann, Ben.
I: Sociological Science, Bind 10, 2023, s. 332-347.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Marginal Odds Ratios
T2 - What They Are, How to Compute Them, and Why Sociologists Might Want to Use Them
AU - Karlson, Kristian Bernt
AU - Jann, Ben
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - As sociologists are increasingly turning away from using odds ratios, reporting average marginal effects is becoming more popular. We aim to restore the use of odds ratios in sociological research by introducing marginal odds ratios. Unlike conventional odds ratios, marginal odds ratios are not affected by omitted covariates in arbitrary ways. Marginal odds ratios thus behave like average marginal effects but retain the relative effect interpretation of the odds ratio. We argue that marginal odds ratios are well suited for much sociological inquiry and should be reported as a complement to the reporting of average marginal effects. We define marginal odds ratios in terms of potential outcomes, show their close relationship to average marginal effects, and discuss their potential advantages over conventional odds ratios. We also briefly discuss how to estimate marginal odds ratios and present examples comparing marginal odds ratios to conventional odds ratios and average marginal effects.
AB - As sociologists are increasingly turning away from using odds ratios, reporting average marginal effects is becoming more popular. We aim to restore the use of odds ratios in sociological research by introducing marginal odds ratios. Unlike conventional odds ratios, marginal odds ratios are not affected by omitted covariates in arbitrary ways. Marginal odds ratios thus behave like average marginal effects but retain the relative effect interpretation of the odds ratio. We argue that marginal odds ratios are well suited for much sociological inquiry and should be reported as a complement to the reporting of average marginal effects. We define marginal odds ratios in terms of potential outcomes, show their close relationship to average marginal effects, and discuss their potential advantages over conventional odds ratios. We also briefly discuss how to estimate marginal odds ratios and present examples comparing marginal odds ratios to conventional odds ratios and average marginal effects.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - odds ratio
KW - logit
KW - regression
KW - marginal effects
KW - confounding
KW - mediation
U2 - 10.15195/v10.a10
DO - 10.15195/v10.a10
M3 - Journal article
VL - 10
SP - 332
EP - 347
JO - Sociological Science
JF - Sociological Science
SN - 2330-6696
ER -
ID: 336895272