[R] Specify a correct formula in R for Piecewise Linear Functions?

[Greg Snow]

Try:

glm( y ~ x + I( (x-20)*(x>20) ), ...

This will give you a piecewise linear function with a change point at
x=20 and the 2 lines meeting at x=20.  The intercept and slope on x will
represent the line for x <= 20 and the slope on the I(...) term will
represent the difference in slope between the previous line and the new
slope for x>=20 (so the test on this term tests the null that a single
line fits as well as the piecewise linear).

Hope this helps,

-- 
Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
greg.snow at imail.org
(801) 408-8111
 
 

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> Dear all,
>   I have two variables, y and x. It seems that the 
> relationship between them is Piecewise Linear Functions. The 
> cutpoint is 20. That is, when x<20, there is a linear 
> relationship between y and x; while x>=20, there is another 
> different linear relationship between them.
> How can i specify their relationships in R correctly?
> # glm(y~I(x<20)+I(x>=20),family = binomial, data = point)  
> something like this?
>  Thanks a lot.
> 
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