Methods for Observed-Cluster Inference When Cluster Size Is Informative: A Review and Clarifications

Clustered data commonly arise in epidemiology. We assume each cluster member has an outcome Y and covariates . When there are missing data in Y, the distribution of Y given in all cluster members (“complete clusters”) may be different from the distribution just in members with observed Y (“observed...

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Main Authors: Seaman, Shaun R, Pavlou, Menelaos, Copas, Andrew J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312901/