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| Τίτλος: |
Assessing the regression to the mean for non-normal populations via kernel estimators. |
| Συγγραφείς: |
John, Majnu, Jawad, Abbas F. |
| Πηγή: |
North American Journal of Medical Sciences; Jul2010, Vol. 2 Issue 7, p288-292, 5p, 1 Graph |
| Θεματικοί όροι: |
Cystic fibrosis, Lung diseases, Regression analysis, Longitudinal method, Kernel functions, Statistical bootstrapping, Analysis of means, SAS (Computer program language), Empirical research, Patients |
| Περίληψη: |
Background: Part of the change over time of a response in longitudinal studies may be attributed to the regression to the mean. The component of change due to regression to the mean is more pronounced in the subjects with extreme initial values. Das and Mulder proposed a nonparametric approach to estimate the regression to the mean. Aim: In this paper, Das and Mulder's method is made data-adaptive for empirical distributions via kernel estimation approaches, while retaining the original assumptions made by them. Results: We use the best approaches for kernel density and hazard function estimation in our methods. This makes our approach extremely user friendly for a practitioner via the state of the art procedures and packages available in statistical softwares such as SAS and R for kernel density and hazard function estimation. We also estimate the standard error of our estimates of regression to the mean via nonparametric bootstrap methods. Finally, our methods are illustrated by analyzing the percent predicted FEV1 measurements available from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's National Patient Registry. Conclusion: The kernel based approach presented in this article is a user-friendly method to assess the regression to the mean in non-normal populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Βάση Δεδομένων: |
Biomedical Index |