The cluster bootstrap consistency in generalized estimating equations

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-47

  Cheng, Guang ^a   Yu, Zhuqing ^a   Huang, Jianhua Z ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap consistency; Clustered longitudinal data; Exchangeably weighted cluster bootstrap; Generalized estimating equations; One step bootstrap

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868226541     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: 10957243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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