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Modelling zero inflated and under-reported count data.
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Journal of Statistical Computation & Simulation . Sep2023, Vol. 93 Issue 14, p2390-2409. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Poisson distribution is a classic choice for modelling unbounded count data. However, count data arising in various fields of scientific research often have excess zeros and are under-reported. In such situations, Poisson distribution gives a poor fit and Poisson model based inferences lead to biased estimators and inaccurate confidence intervals. In this paper we develop a flexible model which can accommodate excess zeros and undercount. Internal validation data has been used for making likelihood based inferences. The impact of ignoring undercount and excess zeros are studied through extensive simulations. The finite sample behaviour of the estimators are investigated through bootstrap methodology. Finally, a real life data which is supposedly under-reported and known to have excess zeros is analysed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *POISSON regression
*POISSON distribution
*CONFIDENCE intervals
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00949655
- Volume :
- 93
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Statistical Computation & Simulation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 170023411
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00949655.2023.2182883