Bayesian estimation and maximum likelihood methods represent two central paradigms in modern statistical inference. Bayesian estimation incorporates prior beliefs through Bayes’ theorem, updating ...

Generalized estimating equations (GEEs) have been successfully used to estimate regression parameters from discrete longitudinal data. GEEs have been adapted for spatially correlated count data with ...

A general two-level latent variable model is developed to provide a comprehensive framework for model comparison of various submodels. Nonlinear relationships among the latent variables in the ...