Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis (2025) - Class #29, multinomial regression

This is a video from Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis (STAT 494/873) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in fall 2025. See http://www.chrisbilder.com/multivariate (schedule and section materials web pages) for the course notes. December 5, 2025, was a very sad day for all of Statistics: The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted 7-1 (9-1-2 including student Regents) to eliminate its Department of Statistics. There were more than 5 hours of testimony by more than 100 faculty/students/public (Statistics testimony) to support the four departments slated for elimination. Arguments of 1) Flawed data and statistical analyses to choose these departments 2) Proposed alternative savings and revenue options 3) Importance of the disciplines now and in the future did not convince the Regents. What’s next? The department’s excellent faculty are now available for new positions. We are guaranteed employment until December 2026, and some may have employment until May 2027. Please contact my colleagues if you are looking for new faculty. Most of the department’s excellent students (80 BS/MS/PhD) are looking for new Departments of Statistics to complete their majors. Please contact our undergraduate and graduate committee chairs (U: Erin Blankenship, G: Souparno Ghosh). More information can be found at SaveOurStats.com.