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Penalized Composite Link Model for Efficient Estimation of Smooth Distributions from Coarsely Binned Data
Jonas Schoeley, MacIej J. Dańko, Marius D. Pascariu, Silvia Rizzi
Last update: 31 January 2024
Copyright license: MIT license, File License
Software version identifier: 1.4.2, 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.5, 1.3.0, 1.4.4
Source code repository: https://github.com/cran/ungroup
Versatile method for ungrouping histograms (binned count data) assuming that counts are Poisson distributed and that the underlying sequence on a fine grid to be estimated is smooth. The method is based on the composite link model and estimation is achieved by maximizing a penalized likelihood. Smooth detailed sequences of counts and rates are so estimated from the binned counts. Ungrouping binned data can be desirable for many reasons: Bins can be too coarse to allow for accurate analysis; comparisons can be hindered when different grouping approaches are used in different histograms; and the last interval is often wide and open-ended and, thus, covers a lot of information in the tail area. Age-at-death distributions grouped in age classes and abridged life tables are examples of binned data. Because of modest assumptions, the approach is suitable for many demographic and epidemiological applications. For a detailed description of the method and applications see Rizzi et al. (2015) <doi:10.1093/aje/kwv020>.
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