A comparison of observation-level randomeffect and Beta-Binomial models for modelling overdispersion in Binomial data in ecology & evolution

PeerJ

Volumn 2015, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Harrison, Xavier A ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian Hierarchical model; Beta Binomial model; Ecological modelling; Effect size; Mixed effect model; Overdispersion; Random intercept; Variance component

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA BINOMIAL MODEL; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BIODIVERSITY; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; OBSERVATION LEVEL RANDOM EFFECT; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; VARIANCE; ECOLOGY; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; MODEL; NOISE; RELIABILITY; SCIENTIST;

EID: 84937886635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1114     Document Type: Article

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