Mixed-Effects Tobit Joint Models for Longitudinal Data with Skewness, Detection Limits, and Measurement Errors

Complex longitudinal data are commonly analyzed using nonlinear mixed-effects (NLME) models with a normal distribution. However, a departure from normality may lead to invalid inference and unreasonable parameter estimates. Some covariates may be measured with substantial errors, and the response ob...

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Main Authors: Getachew A. Dagne, Yangxin Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Probability and Statistics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/614102
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