Estimation of covariate effects in generalized linear mixed models with informative cluster sizes
信息性簇大小下广义线性混合模型的协变量效应估计
In standard regression analyses of clustered data, one typically assumes that the expected value of the response is independent of cluster size. However, this is often false. For example, in studies of surgical interventions, investigators have frequently found surgery volume and outcomes to be related to the skill level of the surgeons. This paper examines the effect of ignoring response-dependent, informative, cluster sizes on standard analytical methods such as…