Are marginalized two-part models superior to non-marginalized two-part models for count data with excess zeroes? Estimation of marginal effects, model misspecification, and model selection

Xueyan Liu, Bo Zhang, Li Tang, Zhiwei Zhang, Ning Zhang, Jeroan J. Allison, Deo Kumar Srivastava, Hui Zhang

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-214
Number of pages40
JournalHealth Services and Outcomes Research Methodology
Volume18
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2018
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Health Policy
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Keywords

  • Count data
  • Excess zeroes
  • Healthcare utilization
  • Marginal inference
  • Marginalization
  • Two-part models

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