Can we use multiple regression for a binary classification problem?

Asked Mar 23 '17 at 09:37

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I was recently asked a question by my colleague: Can we use multiple LINEAR regression for a binary classification problem?

Will the regression model be equally good as a classification model or it is not advisable at all to use multiple regression for a classification problem.

The dependent variable(y) is 0 or 1 and the model used is multiple linear regression. Is it correct to do so?

edited Mar 23 '17 at 10:04

asked Mar 23 '17 at 09:37

Aman

Ordinary least squares regression? – Scortchi - Reinstate Monica Mar 23 '17 at 09:44
yes OLS was used. He was asked this question in an interview and he was supposed to point out the mistakes in the data problem. – Aman Mar 23 '17 at 10:08
See also [Logistic vs. OLS](http://stats.stackexchange.com/q/95584/17230), which doesn't focus narrowly on performance as a classifier. – Scortchi - Reinstate Monica Mar 23 '17 at 10:33

Can we use multiple regression for a binary classification problem?

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