Maximum Likelihood Methods for Nonignorable Missing Responses and Covariates in Random Effects Models

Biometrics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1140-1150

  Stubbendick, Amy L ^a   Ibrahim, Joseph G ^b  

^a BIOGEN   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gibbs sampling; Monte Carlo EM; Nonignorable missing data mechanism; Normal random effects model; Selection model

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLYCOPROTEINS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VACCINES;

COVARIATES; EXPECTATION MAXIMIZATION; GIBBS SAMPLING; MISSING DATA; MONTE CARLO EXPECTATION MAXIMIZATION; NONIGNORABLE MISSING DATA MECHANISM; NORMAL RANDOM EFFECT MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL; SELECTION MODEL;

INTERFERONS;

GANGLIOSIDE; INTERFERON;

MODEL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MELANOMA; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0346102882     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.2003.00131.x     Document Type: Review

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