A LINEAR MIXED MODEL ADAPTED TO A MARKOV CHAIN WITH ORDINAL STATE SPACE. APPLICATION TO DATA ABOUT GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) UN MODELO LINEAL MIXTO ADAPTADO A UNA CADENA DE MARKOV CON ESPACIO DE ESTADOS ORDINAL. APLICACIÓN A DATOS SOBRE PROMEDIOS ACADÉMICOS DE ESTUDIANTES

In this paper we study methodology to estimate the effects of covariates using a linear mixed model with random intercept and polytomous ordinal categorical response, under different distributional specifications of this random intercept. This methodology represents an extension of the one proposed...

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Main Authors: Tovar Roger Jesús, Salazar Juan Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2009-11-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Estadística
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/estad/article/view/29764