There is little formal guidance in the applied statistical literature
concerning the relationship between loglinear modeling and logistic re
gression. In order to more clearly delineate this relationship, this m
anuscript compares and contrasts loglinear modeling and logistic regre
ssion analysis and demonstrates the advantages and disadvantages of ea
ch technique. In addition, a formal comparison of the statistical assu
mptions and numerical calculation problems for both of these technique
s is provided.