An EM algorithm for nonlinear random effects models

Biometrics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 934-944

  Walker, Stephen ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maximum likelihood; Monte Carlo integration; Nonlinear model

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

EM ALGORITHMS; MA XIMUM LIKELIHOODS; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MISSING DATA; MONTE CARLO INTEGRATION; NON-LINEAR MODELLING; NONLINEAR RANDOM EFFECT MODELS; RANDOM EFFECTS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICS;

EID: 0029816547     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2533054     Document Type: Article

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