An estimation method for the semiparametric mixed effects model

Biometrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 102-110

  Tao, Huageng ^a,b   Palta, Mari ^b   Yandell, Brian S ^a   Newton, Michael A ^a,b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized linear models; Longitudinal data; Mixture model; Random effects; Recursion method; Semiparametric mixed effects model

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ESTIMATION METHODS; GAUSSIANS; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; LONGITUDINAL DATA; MIXED EFFECTS MODELS; MIXTURE MODELING; RANDOM EFFECTS; RECURSION METHODS; SEMIPARAMETRIC; SEMIPARAMETRIC MIXED EFFECT MODEL;

MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032929196     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.1999.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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