Table 5.
Percentage of students by predicted outcome under OLS and lasso models.
| Initiation (n = 833) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lasso predicts NO | Lasso predicts YES | |
| OLS predicts No | 86.6 % | 4.4 % |
| OLS predicts Yes | 2.5 % | 6.5 % |
| Recent sex (n = 1,294) | ||
| Lasso predicts NO | Lasso predicts YES | |
| OLS predicts No | 72.4 % | 2.6 % |
| OLS predicts Yes | 2.2 % | 22.8 % |
| Sex without a condom (n = 1,282) | ||
| Lasso predicts NO | Lasso predicts YES | |
| OLS predicts No | 85.4 % | 2.3 % |
| OLS predicts Yes |
3.1 % |
9.2 % |
OLS = Ordinary least squares.