Redundant overdispersion parameters in multilevel models for categorical responses

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-430

  Skrondal, Anders ^a   Rabe Hesketh, Sophia ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrabinomial variation; Generalized estimating equations; Generalized linear mixed model; Hierarchical model; Multilevel model; Overdispersion; Quasi likelihood; Scale parameter; Underdispersion

Indexed keywords

EID: 37049029019     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/1076998607302629     Document Type: Article

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