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Book Empirical Bayes Methods in Mixed Linear Models

Download or read book Empirical Bayes Methods in Mixed Linear Models written by Marta Lydia Zanelli and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mixed Effects Models and Small Area Estimation

Download or read book Mixed Effects Models and Small Area Estimation written by Shonosuke Sugasawa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a self-contained introduction of mixed-effects models and small area estimation techniques. In particular, it focuses on both introducing classical theory and reviewing the latest methods. First, basic issues of mixed-effects models, such as parameter estimation, random effects prediction, variable selection, and asymptotic theory, are introduced. Standard mixed-effects models used in small area estimation, known as the Fay-Herriot model and the nested error regression model, are then introduced. Both frequentist and Bayesian approaches are given to compute predictors of small area parameters of interest. For measuring uncertainty of the predictors, several methods to calculate mean squared errors and confidence intervals are discussed. Various advanced approaches using mixed-effects models are introduced, from frequentist to Bayesian approaches. This book is helpful for researchers and graduate students in fields requiring data analysis skills as well as in mathematical statistics.

Book Nonparametric Empirical Bayes Prediction in Mixed Models

Download or read book Nonparametric Empirical Bayes Prediction in Mixed Models written by Trambak Banerjee and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed models are classical tools in statistics for modeling repeated data on subjects, such as data on patients, customers or firms collected over time. These models extend conventional linear models to include latent parameters, called random effects, that capture between-subject variation and accommodate dependence within the repeated measurements of a subject. Traditionally, predictions in mixed models are conducted by assuming that the random effects have a zero mean Normal distribution, which leads to the classical Best Linear Unbiased Predictor (BLUP) of the random effects in these models. However, such a distributional assumption on the random effects is restrictive and may lead to inefficient predictions, especially when the true random effect distribution is far from Normal. In this article, we develop a novel framework, EBPred, for empirical Bayes prediction in mixed models. The predictions from EBPred rely on the Best Predictor (BP) of the random effects, which are constructed without any parametric assumption on the distribution of the random effects and offer a natural extension to the BLUP when the true random effect distribution is not Normal. We develop theory to show that the corresponding predictions from EBPred are asymptotically optimal in terms of mean squared error for prediction. Extensive simulation studies demonstrate that EBPred outperforms existing predictive rules in mixed models and the efficiency gain is substantial in many settings. The method is illustrated on an application involving the prediction of bank stock returns and exhibits superior prediction performance relative to extant approaches.

Book Empirical Bayes Methods with Applications

Download or read book Empirical Bayes Methods with Applications written by J.S. Maritz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Empirical Bayes Methods details are provided of the derivation and the performance of empirical Bayes rules for a variety of special models. Attention is given to the problem of assessing the goodness of an empirical Bayes estimator for a given set of prior data. A chapter is devoted to a discussion of alternatives to the empirical Bayes approach and there is also a chapter giving details of several actual applications of empirical Bayes method.

Book Shrinkage Based Variable Selection Methods for Linear Regression and Mixed Effects Models

Download or read book Shrinkage Based Variable Selection Methods for Linear Regression and Mixed Effects Models written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KRISHNA, ARUN. Shrinkage-Based Variable Selection Methods for Linear Regression and Mixed-Effects Models. (Under the direction of Professors H.D. Bondell and S.K. Ghosh). In this dissertation we propose two new shrinkage-based variable selection approaches. We first propose a Bayesian selection technique for linear regression models, which allows for highly correlated predictors to enter or exit the model, simultaneously. The second variable selection method proposed is for linear mixed-effects models, where we develop a new technique to jointly select the important fixed and random effects parameters. We briefly summarize each of these methods below. The problem of selecting the correct subset of predictors within a linear model has received much attention in recent literature. Within the Bayesian framework, a popular choice of prior has been Zellnerâ€"! g-prior which is based on the inverse of empirical covariance matrix of the predictors. We propose an extension of Zellnerâ€"! gprior which allow for a power parameter on the empirical covariance of the predictors. The power parameter helps control the degree to which correlated predictors are smoothed towards or away from one another. In addition, the empirical covariance of the predictors is used to obtain suitable priors over model space. In this manner, the power parameter also helps to determine whether models containing highly collinear predictors are preferred or avoided. The proposed power parameter can be chosen via an empirical Bayes method which leads to a data adaptive choice of prior. Simulation studies and a real data example are presented to show how the power parameter is well determined from the degree of cross-correlation within predictors. The proposed modification compares favorably to the standard use of Zellnerâ€"! prior and an intrinsic prior in these examples. We propose a new method of simultaneously identifying the important predictors that correspond to both the fixed and random effects.

Book Generalized Linear Mixed Models

Download or read book Generalized Linear Mixed Models written by Charles E. McCulloch and published by IMS. This book was released on 2003 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics A modern perspective on mixed models The availability of powerful computing methods in recent decades has thrust linear and nonlinear mixed models into the mainstream of statistical application. This volume offers a modern perspective on generalized, linear, and mixed models, presenting a unified and accessible treatment of the newest statistical methods for analyzing correlated, nonnormally distributed data. As a follow-up to Searle's classic, Linear Models, and Variance Components by Searle, Casella, and McCulloch, this new work progresses from the basic one-way classification to generalized linear mixed models. A variety of statistical methods are explained and illustrated, with an emphasis on maximum likelihood and restricted maximum likelihood. An invaluable resource for applied statisticians and industrial practitioners, as well as students interested in the latest results, Generalized, Linear, and Mixed Models features: * A review of the basics of linear models and linear mixed models * Descriptions of models for nonnormal data, including generalized linear and nonlinear models * Analysis and illustration of techniques for a variety of real data sets * Information on the accommodation of longitudinal data using these models * Coverage of the prediction of realized values of random effects * A discussion of the impact of computing issues on mixed models

Book A Mixture Model Approach to Empirical Bayes Testing and Estimation

Download or read book A Mixture Model Approach to Empirical Bayes Testing and Estimation written by Omkar Muralidharan and published by Stanford University. This book was released on 2011 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many modern statistical problems require making similar decisions or estimates for many different entities. For example, we may ask whether each of 10,000 genes is associated with some disease, or try to measure the degree to which each is associated with the disease. As in this example, the entities can often be divided into a vast majority of "null" objects and a small minority of interesting ones. Empirical Bayes is a useful technique for such situations, but finding the right empirical Bayes method for each problem can be difficult. Mixture models, however, provide an easy and effective way to apply empirical Bayes. This thesis motivates mixture models by analyzing a simple high-dimensional problem, and shows their practical use by applying them to detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms.

Book Empirical Bayes Methods

Download or read book Empirical Bayes Methods written by J. S. Maritz and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mixed Effects Models for Complex Data

Download or read book Mixed Effects Models for Complex Data written by Lang Wu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-11-11 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although standard mixed effects models are useful in a range of studies, other approaches must often be used in correlation with them when studying complex or incomplete data. Mixed Effects Models for Complex Data discusses commonly used mixed effects models and presents appropriate approaches to address dropouts, missing data, measurement errors, censoring, and outliers. For each class of mixed effects model, the author reviews the corresponding class of regression model for cross-sectional data. An overview of general models and methods, along with motivating examples After presenting real data examples and outlining general approaches to the analysis of longitudinal/clustered data and incomplete data, the book introduces linear mixed effects (LME) models, generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs), nonlinear mixed effects (NLME) models, and semiparametric and nonparametric mixed effects models. It also includes general approaches for the analysis of complex data with missing values, measurement errors, censoring, and outliers. Self-contained coverage of specific topics Subsequent chapters delve more deeply into missing data problems, covariate measurement errors, and censored responses in mixed effects models. Focusing on incomplete data, the book also covers survival and frailty models, joint models of survival and longitudinal data, robust methods for mixed effects models, marginal generalized estimating equation (GEE) models for longitudinal or clustered data, and Bayesian methods for mixed effects models. Background material In the appendix, the author provides background information, such as likelihood theory, the Gibbs sampler, rejection and importance sampling methods, numerical integration methods, optimization methods, bootstrap, and matrix algebra. Failure to properly address missing data, measurement errors, and other issues in statistical analyses can lead to severely biased or misleading results. This book explores the biases that arise when naïve methods are used and shows which approaches should be used to achieve accurate results in longitudinal data analysis.

Book Generalized Linear Mixed Models

Download or read book Generalized Linear Mixed Models written by Walter W. Stroup and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generalized Linear Mixed Models: Modern Concepts, Methods, and Applications (2nd edition) presents an updated introduction to linear modeling using the generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) as the overarching conceptual framework. For students new to statistical modeling, this book helps them see the big picture – linear modeling as broadly understood and its intimate connection with statistical design and mathematical statistics. For readers experienced in statistical practice, but new to GLMMs, the book provides a comprehensive introduction to GLMM methodology and its underlying theory. Unlike textbooks that focus on classical linear models or generalized linear models or mixed models, this book covers all of the above as members of a unified GLMM family of linear models. In addition to essential theory and methodology, this book features a rich collection of examples using SAS® software to illustrate GLMM practice. This second edition is updated to reflect lessons learned and experience gained regarding best practices and modeling choices faced by GLMM practitioners. New to this edition are two chapters focusing on Bayesian methods for GLMMs. Key Features: • Most statistical modeling books cover classical linear models or advanced generalized and mixed models; this book covers all members of the GLMM family – classical and advanced models. • Incorporates lessons learned from experience and on-going research to provide up-to-date examples of best practices. • Illustrates connections between statistical design and modeling: guidelines for translating study design into appropriate model and in-depth illustrations of how to implement these guidelines; use of GLMM methods to improve planning and design. • Discusses the difference between marginal and conditional models, differences in the inference space they are intended to address and when each type of model is appropriate. • In addition to likelihood-based frequentist estimation and inference, provides a brief introduction to Bayesian methods for GLMMs. Walt Stroup is an Emeritus Professor of Statistics. He served on the University of Nebraska statistics faculty for over 40 years, specializing in statistical modeling and statistical design. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, winner of the University of Nebraska Outstanding Teaching and Innovative Curriculum Award and author or co-author of three books on mixed models and their extensions. Marina Ptukhina (Pa-too-he-nuh), PhD, is an Associate Professor of Statistics at Whitman College. She is interested in statistical modeling, design and analysis of research studies and their applications. Her research includes applications of statistics to economics, biostatistics and statistical education. Ptukhina earned a PhD in Statistics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a Master of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Tech University and a Specialist degree in Management from The National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute." Julie Garai, PhD, is a Data Scientist at Loop. She earned her PhD in Statistics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Spanish from Doane College. Dr Garai actively collaborates with statisticians, psychologists, ecologists, forest scientists, software engineers, and business leaders in academia and industry. In her spare time, she enjoys leisurely walks with her dogs, dance parties with her children, and playing the trombone.

Book Log linear Models with Random Parameters

Download or read book Log linear Models with Random Parameters written by Nan McKenzie Laird and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Methods and Applications of Longitudinal Data Analysis

Download or read book Methods and Applications of Longitudinal Data Analysis written by Xian Liu and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methods and Applications of Longitudinal Data Analysis describes methods for the analysis of longitudinal data in the medical, biological and behavioral sciences. It introduces basic concepts and functions including a variety of regression models, and their practical applications across many areas of research. Statistical procedures featured within the text include: descriptive methods for delineating trends over time linear mixed regression models with both fixed and random effects covariance pattern models on correlated errors generalized estimating equations nonlinear regression models for categorical repeated measurements techniques for analyzing longitudinal data with non-ignorable missing observations Emphasis is given to applications of these methods, using substantial empirical illustrations, designed to help users of statistics better analyze and understand longitudinal data. Methods and Applications of Longitudinal Data Analysis equips both graduate students and professionals to confidently apply longitudinal data analysis to their particular discipline. It also provides a valuable reference source for applied statisticians, demographers and other quantitative methodologists. From novice to professional: this book starts with the introduction of basic models and ends with the description of some of the most advanced models in longitudinal data analysis Enables students to select the correct statistical methods to apply to their longitudinal data and avoid the pitfalls associated with incorrect selection Identifies the limitations of classical repeated measures models and describes newly developed techniques, along with real-world examples.

Book Estimating Posterior Distributions in the Nonlinear Mixed Model Using the Gibbs Sampler and the Metropolis Algorithm

Download or read book Estimating Posterior Distributions in the Nonlinear Mixed Model Using the Gibbs Sampler and the Metropolis Algorithm written by Jack Richard Gerson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bayesian Analysis of Linear Models

Download or read book Bayesian Analysis of Linear Models written by Broemeling and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Bayesian statistics rapidly becoming accepted as a way to solve applied statisticalproblems, the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date source on the latest advances in thisfield has arisen.Presenting the basic theory of a large variety of linear models from a Bayesian viewpoint,Bayesian Analysis of Linear Models fills this need. Plus, this definitive volume containssomething traditional-a review of Bayesian techniques and methods of estimation, hypothesis,testing, and forecasting as applied to the standard populations ... somethinginnovative-a new approach to mixed models and models not generally studied by statisticianssuch as linear dynamic systems and changing parameter models ... and somethingpractical-clear graphs, eary-to-understand examples, end-of-chapter problems, numerousreferences, and a distribution appendix.Comprehensible, unique, and in-depth, Bayesian Analysis of Linear Models is the definitivemonograph for statisticians, econometricians, and engineers. In addition, this text isideal for students in graduate-level courses such as linear models, econometrics, andBayesian inference.

Book Richly Parameterized Linear Models

Download or read book Richly Parameterized Linear Models written by James S. Hodges and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A First Step toward a Unified Theory of Richly Parameterized Linear ModelsUsing mixed linear models to analyze data often leads to results that are mysterious, inconvenient, or wrong. Further compounding the problem, statisticians lack a cohesive resource to acquire a systematic, theory-based understanding of models with random effects.Richly Param

Book Models for Discrete Longitudinal Data

Download or read book Models for Discrete Longitudinal Data written by Geert Molenberghs and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-08-30 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The linear mixed model has become the main parametric tool for the analysis of continuous longitudinal data, as the authors discussed in their 2000 book. Without putting too much emphasis on software, the book shows how the different approaches can be implemented within the SAS software package. The authors received the American Statistical Association's Excellence in Continuing Education Award based on short courses on longitudinal and incomplete data at the Joint Statistical Meetings of 2002 and 2004.

Book Empirical Bayes and Likelihood Inference

Download or read book Empirical Bayes and Likelihood Inference written by S.E. Ahmed and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bayesian and such approaches to inference have a number of points of close contact, especially from an asymptotic point of view. Both emphasize the construction of interval estimates of unknown parameters. In this volume, researchers present recent work on several aspects of Bayesian, likelihood and empirical Bayes methods, presented at a workshop held in Montreal, Canada. The goal of the workshop was to explore the linkages among the methods, and to suggest new directions for research in the theory of inference.