Simulation study for analysis of binary responses in the presence of extreme case problems

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Estimates of variance components for binary responses in presence of extreme case problems tend to be biased due to an under-identified likelihood. The bias persists even when a normal prior is used for the fixed effects.</p> &...

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Main Authors: Rekaya Romdhane, Sapp Robyn L, Hay El H, Davis Ryan, Bertrand Joseph K
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://www.gsejournal.org/content/43/1/41