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Computational aspects of analysing random effects/longitudinal models.

D B Rubin
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Random effects and longitudinal models are becoming increasingly popular in the analysis of many types of data, including medical and biopharmaceutical, because of their richness and flexibility. They can be, however, difficult to fit using traditional statistical tools. Fortunately, there now exists a burgeoning collection of newer computational methods that can be applied to draw inferences with such models. This review attempts to provide an introduction to some of these techniques by describing them as extensions of the EM algorithm, currently a standard tool for the analysis of longitudinal and random effects models. For clarity of exposition, the extensions are classified into three types: large-sample iterative; large-sample simulation, and small-sample simulation.

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Longitudinal StudiesMathematical ComputingModels, StatisticalRandom AllocationJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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D B Rubin. Computational aspects of analysing random effects/longitudinal models.. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.4780111405

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