Abstract
It is known that ratios of regression coefficients have an interpretation more stable under model perturbation than regression coefficients themselves. This is explored in more detail for a special case of linear and log linear regression.
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Wong, M.Y., Cox, D.R. A note on the robust interpretation of regression coefficients. Test 7, 287–294 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02565113
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