Statistical modelling for falls count data

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 384-392

  Ullah, Shahid ^a   Finch, Caroline F ^a   Day, Lesley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fall count data; Finite mixture models; Model fit; Negative binomial; Regression modelling; Simulation study; Zero inflated models

Indexed keywords

FINITE MIXTURE MODELS; MODEL FIT; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL REGRESSION; SIMULATION STUDIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MIXTURES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POISSON EQUATION;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; FALLING; HUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 76049129219     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.08.018     Document Type: Article

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