multinomial logistic regression with equality constraints?
I'm interested in doing multinomial logistic regression with equality
constraints on some of the parameter values. For example, with
categorical outcomes Y_1 (baseline), Y_2, and Y_3, and covariates X_1
and X_2, I might want to impose the equality constraint that
\beta_{2,1} = \beta_{3,2}
that is, that the effect of X_1 on the logit of Y_2 is the same as the
effect of X_2 on the logit of Y_3.
Is there an existing facility or package in R for doing this? Would
multinomRob fit the bill?
Many thanks,
Roger
Roger Levy Email: rlevy at ucsd.edu Assistant Professor Phone: 858-534-7219 Department of Linguistics Fax: 858-534-4789 UC San Diego Web: http://ling.ucsd.edu/~rlevy