Skew random effects in multilevel binomial models: An alternative to nonparametric approach

Statistical Modelling

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-241

  Liu, Junfeng ^a,b   Dey, Dipak K ^c  

^a RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary skewness indicator (BSI); Binomial; Generalized linear mixed model (GLMM); Multilevel; Random effects; Sign switching; Skewness

Indexed keywords

EID: 57449102914     PISSN: 1471082X     EISSN: 14770342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471082X0800800301     Document Type: Article

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