Prediction models for clustered data with informative priors for the random effects: a simulation study
Abstract Background Random effects modelling is routinely used in clustered data, but for prediction models, random effects are commonly substituted with the mean zero after model development. In this study, we proposed a novel approach of including prior knowledge through the random effects distrib...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-018-0543-5 |