Consistent estimators in generalized linear mixed models

被引:95
作者
Jiang, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Stat, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
关键词
consistency; generalized linear mixed models; method of simulated moments;
D O I
10.2307/2670122
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
A simple method based on simulated moments is proposed for estimating the fixed-effects and variance components in a generalized linear mixed model (GLMM). It is shown that the method is not only computationally attractive but also leads to consistent estimators. On the other hand, simulation shows that the method can be quite inefficient.
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页码:720 / 729
页数:10
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