Comparison of the accuracy of beta-binomial, multinomial, dirichlet-multinomial, and ordinal regression in modelling quality of life data

Background & Aim: Questionnaires are used mostly as a tool in medical research. Due to the different varieties of questionnaires, we may face different score distributions. In many cases multiple linear regression assumptions are violated. Beta-binomial regression model has the high flexibility...

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Main Authors: Ali Ghanbari, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad, Amir Pakpour, Sobhan Sanjari, Keramat Nourijelyani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://jbe.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jbe/article/view/210