Weighted Generalized Estimating Functions for Longitudinal Response and Covariate Data That Are Missing at Random
响应与协变量随机缺失的纵向数据加权广义估计函数
Longitudinal studies often feature incomplete response and covariate data. It is well known that biases can arise from naive analyses of available data, but the precise impact of incomplete data depends on the frequency of missing data and the strength of the association between the response variables and covariates and the missing-data indicators. Various factors may influence the availability of response and covariate data at scheduled assessment times, and at any given…