Multivariate t linear mixed models for irregularly observed multiple repeated measures with missing outcomes

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 554-571

  Wang, Wan Lun ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AECM algorithm; Damped exponential model; Missing values; Outliers; Prediction

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STATISTICS;

ALTERNATING EXPECTATION CONDITIONAL MAXIMIZATIONS; ALTERNATING EXPECTATION-CONDITIONAL MAXIMIZATION ALGORITHM; DAMPED EXPONENTIAL MODEL; EXPECTATION CONDITIONAL MAXIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; EXPONENTIAL MODELS; LINEAR MIXED MODELS; MISSING VALUES; MULTIVARIATE T; OUTLIER; REPEATED MEASURES;

FORECASTING;

VIRUS RNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AECM ALGORITHM; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DAMPED EXPONENTIAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MISSING VALUES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTLIERS; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

AECM ALGORITHM; DAMPED EXPONENTIAL MODEL; MISSING VALUES; OUTLIERS; PREDICTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RNA, VIRAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880036284     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201200001     Document Type: Article

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