Restricted likelihood inference for generalized linear mixed models

Statistics and Computing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-183

  Bellio, Ruggero ^a   Brazzale, Alessandra R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Logistic regression; Loglinear model; Maximum likelihood estimation; Modified profile likelihood; Numerical integration; Two part model; Variance component

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951555641     PISSN: 09603174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11222-009-9157-4     Document Type: Article

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