Modeling Correlated Outcomes Using Extensions of Generalized Estimating Equations and Linear Mixed Modeling

This book formulates methods for modeling continuous and categorical correlated outcomes extending the commonly used methods: generalized estimating equations (GEE) and linear mixed modeling. Partially modified GEE adds estimating equations for variance/dispersion parameters to the standard GEE estimating equations for the mean parameters. Fully modified GEE uses alternate estimating equations for the mean parameters. The new estimating equations in these two cases are generated by maximizi...