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Schirripa Spagnolo, Francesco; Mauro, Vincenzo; Salvati, Nicola

Generalised M-quantile random-effects model for discrete response: an application to the number of visits to physicians. (English) Zbl 1523.62198

Biom. J. 63, No. 4, 859-874 (2021).

MSC:

62P10 Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis

Keywords:

Health Conditions and Appeal to Medicare Survey (HCAMS); Poisson distribution; robust methods; simulation experiments; standard error estimates

Software:

npmv
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