Generalized score test of homogeneity based on correlated random effects models

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B: Statistical Methodology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 157-171

  Commenges, D ^a,b   Jacqmin Gadda, H ^a  

^a Inst National de la Santé   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Asymptotic distribution; Frailty models; Homogeneity; Random effects; Score test; Spatial correlations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000397478     PISSN: 13697412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9868.00061     Document Type: Article

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