A mixed approach for the estimation of probit models with correlated responses: Some finite sample results

Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 39-59

  Spiess, Martin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Correlated categorical responses; Generalized estimating equations; Panel data; Pseudo score equations; Simulation study

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347721648     PISSN: 00949655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00949659808811901     Document Type: Article

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