Nonlinear regression, quasi likelihood, and overdispersion in generalized linear models

American Statistician

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 222-227

  Tjur, Tue ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Generalized linear model; Iteratively reweighted least squares; Nonlinear regression; Overdispersion; Quasi likelihood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032394989     PISSN: 00031305     EISSN: 15372731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00031305.1998.10480567     Document Type: Article

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