Estimating a ratio of means from bivariate counts with applications in stereology

In survey sampling and in stereology, it is often desirable to estimate the ratio of means ?= E(Y)/E(X) from bivariate count data (X, Y) with unknown joint distribution. We review methods that are available for this problem, with particular reference to stereological applications. We also develop ne...

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Main Authors: Chia, J., Baddeley, Adrian
Format: Journal Article
Published: WILEY-BLACKWELL 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16258
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description In survey sampling and in stereology, it is often desirable to estimate the ratio of means ?= E(Y)/E(X) from bivariate count data (X, Y) with unknown joint distribution. We review methods that are available for this problem, with particular reference to stereological applications. We also develop new methods based on explicit statistical models for the data, and associated model diagnostics. The methods are tested on a stereological dataset. For point-count data, binomial regression and bivariate binomial models are generally adequate. Intercept-count data are often overdispersed relative to Poisson regression models, but adequately fitted by negative binomial regression. © 2011 Australian Statistical Publishing Association Inc.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-162582017-09-13T15:04:07Z Estimating a ratio of means from bivariate counts with applications in stereology Chia, J. Baddeley, Adrian In survey sampling and in stereology, it is often desirable to estimate the ratio of means ?= E(Y)/E(X) from bivariate count data (X, Y) with unknown joint distribution. We review methods that are available for this problem, with particular reference to stereological applications. We also develop new methods based on explicit statistical models for the data, and associated model diagnostics. The methods are tested on a stereological dataset. For point-count data, binomial regression and bivariate binomial models are generally adequate. Intercept-count data are often overdispersed relative to Poisson regression models, but adequately fitted by negative binomial regression. © 2011 Australian Statistical Publishing Association Inc. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16258 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2011.00629.x WILEY-BLACKWELL restricted
spellingShingle Chia, J.
Baddeley, Adrian
Estimating a ratio of means from bivariate counts with applications in stereology
title Estimating a ratio of means from bivariate counts with applications in stereology
title_full Estimating a ratio of means from bivariate counts with applications in stereology
title_fullStr Estimating a ratio of means from bivariate counts with applications in stereology
title_full_unstemmed Estimating a ratio of means from bivariate counts with applications in stereology
title_short Estimating a ratio of means from bivariate counts with applications in stereology
title_sort estimating a ratio of means from bivariate counts with applications in stereology
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16258