Discussion on the paper by Wakefield.

Authors :: Best, Nicky
Chambers, Ray
Jackson, Christopher
Richardson, Sylvia
Atkinson, Anthony C.
Firth, David
Wenxin Jiang
Tanner, Martin A.
Fienberg, Stephen E.
Robert, Christian P.
Davison, A. C.
Semadeni, C.
Besag, Julian
Corder, J. K.
Wolbrecht, C.
Draper, David
Forster, Jonathan J.
King, Gary
Rice, K.
Richardson, Thomas
Source :: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society); Jul2004, Vol. 167 Issue 3, p425-445, 21p, 1 Chart, 8 Graphs
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: Discusses the paper presented by Jon Wakefield to the "Journal of the Royal Statistical Society," regarding the careful modelling of ecological data. Argument for the appropriateness of the binomial likelihood, in many settings; Types of contextual effects allowed by the model presented by Wakefield; Discussion on the connection with ecological regression carried out in spatial epidemiology outlined in a section of his paper.

Subjects :: ECOLOGICAL research
REGRESSION analysis
MATHEMATICAL statistics
STATISTICS

Language :: English
ISSN :: 09641998
Volume :: 167
Issue :: 3
Database :: Complementary Index
Journal :: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society)
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 13454132
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-985X.2004.02046_2.x