Modelling correlated zero-inflated count data

Melissa J. Dobbie*, A. H. Welsh

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    Abstract

    This paper extends the two-component approach to modelling count data with extra zeros, considered by Mullahy (1986), Heilbron (1994) and Welsh et al. (1996), to take account of possible serial dependence between repeated observations. Generalized estimating equations (Liang & Zeger, 1986) are constructed for each component of the model by incorporating correlation matrices into each of the maximum likelihood estimating equations. The proposed method is demonstrated on weekly counts of Noisy Friarbirds (Philemon corniculatus), which were recorded by observers for the Canberra Garden Bird Survey (Hermes, 1981).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)431-444
    Number of pages14
    JournalAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics
    Volume43
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2001

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