Hierarchical models in medical research

This thesis describes and develops the use of hierarchical models in medical research from both a classical and Bayesian perspective. Hierarchical models are appropriate when observations are clustered into larger units within a data set, which is a common occurence in medical research. The use and...

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Main Author: Lambert, Paul Christopher
Published: University of Leicester 2000
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696735