Diagnosis of random-effect model misspecification in generalized linear mixed models for binary response

Biometrics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 361-368

  Huang, Xianzheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clustered binary response; Generalized linear mixed models; Random effects

Indexed keywords

SAMPLING;

BINARY RESPONSE; CLUSTERED BINARY RESPONSE; CLUSTERED DATUM; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; FINITE SAMPLE PERFORMANCE; GENERALIZED LINEAR MIXED MODELS; MODEL MISSPECIFICATION; RANDOM EFFECTS; RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MODELING; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERALIZED LINEAR MIXED MODEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 66949178364     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2008.01103.x     Document Type: Article

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