Modeling Count Outcomes from HIV Risk Reduction Interventions: A Comparison of Competing Statistical Models for Count Responses

Modeling count data from sexual behavioral outcomes involves many challenges, especially when the data exhibit a preponderance of zeros and overdispersion. In particular, the popular Poisson log-linear model is not appropriate for modeling such outcomes. Although alternatives exist for addressing bo...

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Main Authors: Yinglin Xia, Dianne Morrison-Beedy, Jingming Ma, Changyong Feng, Wendi Cross, Xin Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:AIDS Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/593569
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