Modelling count data with an excess of zero values applied to childhood bone tumour incidence in Iraq

Bone tumours are rarely found in children and adolescents (0- 19 years old), but there are reports from some provinces in Iraq indicating possible increases in the incidence of childhood bone cancer. Since counts are very low and often zero, or near zero, we fitted zero-inflated Poisson, zero-infla...

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Main Authors: Muzahem Mohammed Al-Hashimi, Hasmek Antranik Warttan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-03-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:https://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/873