Beta-binomial/gamma-Poisson regression models for repeated counts with random parameters

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DOI10.1214/10-BJPS118zbMATH Open1298.62191arXiv1003.1325WikidataQ57588062 ScholiaQ57588062MaRDI QIDQ468031FDOQ468031


Authors: Mayra Ivanoff Lora, Julio M. Singer Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 5 November 2014

Published in: Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Beta-binomial/Poisson models have been used by many authors to model multivariate count data. Lora and Singer (Statistics in Medicine, 2008) extended such models to accommodate repeated multivariate count data with overdipersion in the binomial component. To overcome some of the limitations of that model, we consider a beta-binomial/gamma-Poisson alternative that also allows for both overdispersion and different covariances between the Poisson counts. We obtain maximum likelihood estimates for the parameters using a Newton-Raphson algorithm and compare both models in a practical example.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1325




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