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Consider a situation in which there is a binary response variable, i.e., one that has only two possible values. This may arise in the study of a population which is divided into two groups, in the study of a treatment for which there are only two possible results, or in the study of a process in which there are only two possible outcomes.
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McPherson, G. (2001). Examining Proportions and Success Rates. In: Applying and Interpreting Statistics. Springer Texts in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3435-5_9
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