Gaussian Copula Mixed Models for Clustered Mixed Outcomes, With Application in Developmental Toxicology

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-56

  Wu, Beilei ^a,b   de Leon, Alexander R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biserial correlation; Generalized linear mixed models; Latent variables; Logit normal Gaussian copula mixed model; Mixed binary continuous data; Robit t Gaussian copula mixed model; Tetrachoric correlation

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; ETHYLENE; GAUSSIAN METHOD; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MODELING; TOXICOLOGY;

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EID: 84896733247     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: 15372693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13253-013-0155-9     Document Type: Article

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