Comparing spatial and multilevel regression models for binary outcomes in neighborhood studies

Sociological Methodology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 229-272

  Xu, Hongwei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Binary outcome; Multilevel regression; Neighborhood effects; Spatial statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908070004     PISSN: 00811750     EISSN: 14679531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0081175013490188     Document Type: Article

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