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question regarding logit regression using glm

The "problem" is that with 40 parameters, you are able to get a 
perfect fit for at least some of the observations.  To achieve this, it 
sends selected parameters to +/-Inf.  Of course, it quits before it gets 
to Inf, but most of your parameter estimates exceeded 1e13 in absolute 
value.

	  What do you want?  Do you really need MSA to be a factor, requiring 
you to estimate 39 parameters for MSA?  Does it make sense to 
parameterize it some other way, like latitude and longitude?  You could 
fit a polynomial in lat + lon and gain substantial insight, I suspect, 
that you can't get from the factor coefficients.

	  spencer graves
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