Statistical evaluation of parameters estimating autocorrelation and individual heterogeneity in longitudinal studies

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 731-742

  Hamel, Sandra ^a   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^a   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Accuracy; First order autocorrelation; Generalized linear mixed models; Individual heterogeneity; Precision; Random intercept model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871010366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2012.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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