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Firth, David and De Menezes, Renée X. (2004) Quasi-variances. Biometrika, Volume 91 (Number 1). pp. 65-80. doi:10.1093/biomet/91.1.65 ISSN 0006-3444.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biomet/91.1.65
Abstract
In statistical models of dependence, the effect of a categorical variable is typically described by contrasts among parameters. For reporting such effects, quasi‐variances provide an economical and intuitive method which permits approximate inference on any contrast by subsequent readers. Applications include generalised linear models, generalised additive models and hazard models. The present paper exposes the generality of quasi‐variances, emphasises the need to control relative errors of approximation, gives simple methods for obtaining quasi‐variances and bounds on the approximation error involved, and explores the domain of accuracy of the method. Conditions are identified under which the quasi‐variance approximation is exact, and numerical work indicates high accuracy in a variety of settings.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Statistics | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Biometrika | ||||
Publisher: | Biometrika Trust | ||||
ISSN: | 0006-3444 | ||||
Official Date: | 2004 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 91 | ||||
Number: | Number 1 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 15 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 65-80 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1093/biomet/91.1.65 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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