Composite likelihood estimation for multivariate probit latent traits models

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 2551-2566

  Feddag, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite likelihood; Fixed effects; Gauss Hermite quadrature; Generalized linear mixed model; Health related quality of life; Longitudinal data; Maximum marginal likelihood; Pairwise likelihood; Probit link; Random effects; Rasch model

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LIKELIHOOD; FIXED EFFECTS; GAUSS-HERMITE QUADRATURE; GENERALIZED LINEAR MIXED MODELS; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIVES; LONGITUDINAL DATA; MARGINAL LIKELIHOOD; PAIRWISE LIKELIHOOD; PROBIT LINK; RANDOM EFFECTS; RASCH MODELING;

RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

EID: 84885968405     PISSN: 03610926     EISSN: 1532415X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2010.538793     Document Type: Article

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