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Skew-mixed effects model for multivariate longitudinal data with categorical outcomes and missingness

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  • S. Eftekhari Mahabadi
  • E. Rahimi Jafari

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A longitudinal study commonly follows a set of variables, measured for each individual repeatedly over time, and usually suffers from incomplete data problem. A common approach for dealing with longitudinal categorical responses is to use the Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM). This model induces the potential relation between response variables over time via a vector of random effects, assumed to be shared parameters in the non-ignorable missing mechanism. Most GLMMs assume that the random-effects parameters follow a normal or symmetric distribution and this leads to serious problems in real applications. In this paper, we propose GLMMs for the analysis of incomplete multivariate longitudinal categorical responses with a non-ignorable missing mechanism based on a shared parameter framework with the less restrictive assumption of skew-normality for the random effects. These models may contain incomplete data with monotone and non-monotone missing patterns. The performance of the model is evaluated using simulation studies and a well-known longitudinal data set extracted from a fluvoxamine trial is analyzed to determine the profile of fluvoxamine in ambulatory clinical psychiatric practice.

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  • S. Eftekhari Mahabadi & E. Rahimi Jafari, 2018. "Skew-mixed effects model for multivariate longitudinal data with categorical outcomes and missingness," Journal of Applied Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(12), pages 2182-2201, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:japsta:v:45:y:2018:i:12:p:2182-2201
    DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2017.1413076
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