Date:         Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:11:17 -0400
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From:         NOT_USED <not_used@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Skewed variables & surveys
Comments: To: sas-l@uga.edu

I don't understand why some of the answers to this question imply that OLS
is invalid if the dependent variable is skewed or not continuous. OLS is
based on the distribution of errors for the correct linear model, so
everything is relative to the independent variables. Can't say much until we
know about these variables.

Also-- just because most of the survey answers are 5 6 or 7 does not make
the variable skewed-- could still be symmetric around 6 or even 5.5