The importance of distribution-choice in modeling substance use data: A comparison of negative binomial, beta binomial, and zero-inflated distributions

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 489-497

  Wagner, Brandie ^a   Riggs, Paula ^b   Mikulich Gilbertson, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta binomial; negative binomial; substance use; Timeline Followback; zero inflated

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BETA BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CANNABIS USE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONDUCT DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE USE; YOUNG ADULT; ZERO INFLATED NEGATIVE BINOMIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944276295     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2015.1056447     Document Type: Article

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