https://communities.sas.com/t5/Mathematical-Optimization/How-Logistic-Regeression-fit-data/m-p/5127#M94 Logistic regression uses maximum likelihood estimation. It tries to numerically find the vector of parameter estimates that makes the derivative of the likelihood function equal to 0. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:16:41 GMT tdawg55555 2007-11-02T19:16:41Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Mathematical-Optimization/How-Logistic-Regeression-fit-data/m-p/5126#M93 Anybody knows what logistic regression use to fit data? Least square method? Or something else? Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:27:46 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Mathematical-Optimization/How-Logistic-Regeression-fit-data/m-p/5126#M93 deleted_user 2007-10-18T14:27:46Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Mathematical-Optimization/How-Logistic-Regeression-fit-data/m-p/5127#M94 Logistic regression uses maximum likelihood estimation. It tries to numerically find the vector of parameter estimates that makes the derivative of the likelihood function equal to 0. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:16:41 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Mathematical-Optimization/How-Logistic-Regeression-fit-data/m-p/5127#M94 tdawg55555 2007-11-02T19:16:41Z