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Robust inference using hierarchical likelihood approach for heavy-tailed longitudinal outcomes with missing data: An alternative to inverse probability weighted generalized estimating equations

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  • Lee, Donghwan
  • Lee, Youngjo
  • Paik, Myunghee Cho
  • Kenward, Michael G.

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We examine methods appropriate for heavy-tailed longitudinal outcomes with possibly missing data. Generalized estimating equations (GEEs) have been widely used in longitudinal studies when data are not heavy-tailed and, in general, are valid only when data are missing completely at random. Robins et al. (1995) showed how inverse probability weighting in such settings (IPW-GEE) can extend validity to data that are missing at random. When data are completely observed, Preisser and Qaqish (1999) proposed the use of robust GEE methods to handle outliers. A natural extension of this to the setting with missing data is to combine these two methods. One alternative for the same setting is to use hierarchical (h-) likelihood (Lee et al., 2006). Here we compare this approach with that of IPW-GEE for heavy-tailed data in the missing data context.

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  • Lee, Donghwan & Lee, Youngjo & Paik, Myunghee Cho & Kenward, Michael G., 2013. "Robust inference using hierarchical likelihood approach for heavy-tailed longitudinal outcomes with missing data: An alternative to inverse probability weighted generalized estimating equations," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 171-179.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:csdana:v:59:y:2013:i:c:p:171-179
    DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2012.10.013
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