Finding the Right Distribution for Highly Skewed Zero-inflated Clinical Data

<p>Discrete, highly skewed distributions with excess numbers of zeros often result in biased estimates and misleading inferences if the zeros are not properly addressed. A clinical example of children with electrophysiologic disorders in which many of the children are treated without surgery i...

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Main Authors: Resmi Gupta, Bradley S. Marino, James F Cnota, Richard F Ittenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2013-03-01
Series:Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health
Online Access:http://ebph.it/article/view/8732
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