Bayesian Nonresponse Models for the Analysis of Data from Small Areas: An Application to BMD and Age in NHANES III

We analyze data on bone mineral density (BMD) and age for white females age 20+ in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. For the sample the age of each individual is known, but some individuals did not have their BMD measured, mainly because they did not show up in the mobile e...

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Main Author: Liu, Ning
Other Authors: Balgobin Nandram, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2003
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/430
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=etd-theses