Quantifying PQL bias in estimating cluster-level covariate effects in generalized linear mixed models for group-randomized trials

Statistica Sinica

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1015-1032

  Bellamy, Scarlett L ^a   Li, Yi ^b,c   Lin, Xihong ^b   Ryan, Louise M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic bias; Asymptotic variance; Generalized linear mixed models; Penalized quasilikelihood

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744446942     PISSN: 10170405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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