QA431 : A fexible model for spatial prediction of rate responses by using beta-binomial distribution
Thesis > Central Library of Shahrood University > Mathematical Sciences > MSc > 2017
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Abstarct: The popular model for spatial count responses in finite populations is constructed baxsed
on binomial distribution. In many applications, due to overdispersion problem, to use binomial distribution is not appropriate and can result in inefficient inferences regarding the estimation of parameters and spatial prediction. In order to eliminate the defects of a binomial model, an alternative approach for modeling spatially correlated proportions is to use a beta-binomial distribution. The flexibility of beta-binomial distribution could make it the first choice for modeling overdispersed count responses in finite populations. In this thesis, we describe the spatial prediction of rates by using the flexible beta-binomial model and generalize it for spatial analysis of lattice data in the frxamework of Bayesian inference. We also demonstrate its efficacy by a simulation study. To evaluate the performance of this model, we analyze two real data sets including the number of rainfall days in Semnan province, Iran and the number of people with gastric cancer in Guilan province, Iran.
Keywords:
#Spatial counts #beta-binomial process #overdispersion #spatial prediction
Keeping place: Central Library of Shahrood University
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