Statistical approaches to the analysis of hierarchical data using simulations and real data from a study of musculoskeletal symptoms
Clustering of observations is a common phenomenon in epidemiological research. A first objective of this thesis was to explore the situations in which failure to account for clustering in statistical analysis could lead to erroneous conclusions. Using simulated data, I showed that effects estimated...
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University of Southampton
2017
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.714595 |