Mixture model framework facilitates understanding of zero-inflated and hurdle models for count data

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 943-946

  Baughman, A L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Count data; Finite mixture model; Hurdle model; Zero inflated model

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HURDLE MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZERO INFLATED MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; VACCINES;

EID: 34548831993     PISSN: 10543406     EISSN: 15205711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10543400701514098     Document Type: Article

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