Joint selection in mixed models using regularized PQL

FKC Hui, S Müller, AH Welsh - Journal of the American Statistical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The application of generalized linear mixed models presents some major challenges for
both estimation, due to the intractable marginal likelihood, and model selection, as we …

[HTML][HTML] A lasso and a regression tree mixed-effect model with random effects for the level, the residual variance, and the autocorrelation

S Nestler, S Humberg - psychometrika, 2022 - Springer
Research in psychology is experiencing a rapid increase in the availability of intensive
longitudinal data. To use such data for predicting feelings, beliefs, and behavior, recent …

[HTML][HTML] Statistical modeling of surveillance data to identify correlates of urban malaria risk: A population-based study in the Amazon Basin

RM Corder, GA Paula, A Pincelli, MU Ferreira - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Despite the recent malaria burden reduction in the Americas, focal transmission persists
across the Amazon Basin. Timely analysis of surveillance data is crucial to characterize high …

Gradient tree boosting for hierarchical data

M Salditt, S Humberg, S Nestler - Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Gradient tree boosting is a powerful machine learning technique that has shown good
performance in predicting a variety of outcomes. However, when applied to hierarchical (eg …

Hierarchical selection of fixed and random effects in generalized linear mixed models

FKC Hui, S Müller, AH Welsh - Statistica Sinica, 2017 - JSTOR
In many applications of generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs), there is a hierarchical
structure in the effects that needs to be taken into account when performing variable …

[PDF][PDF] Sparse Multilevel Regression (and Poststratification (sMRP))

M Goplerud, S Kuriwaki, M Ratkovic… - Unpublished …, 2018 - scholar.harvard.edu
Multilevel models have long played an important role in a variety of social sciences. We
extend this framework by bring to bear recent developments in the machine learning …

Joint modeling of playing time and purchase propensity in massively multiplayer online role-playing games using crossed random effects

T Banerjee, P Liu, G Mukherjee, S Dutta… - The Annals of Applied …, 2023 - projecteuclid.org
Joint modeling of playing time and purchase propensity in massively multiplayer online role-playing
games using crossed random e Page 1 The Annals of Applied Statistics 2023, Vol. 17, No. 3 …

A large-scale constrained joint modeling approach for predicting user activity, engagement, and churn with application to freemium mobile games

T Banerjee, G Mukherjee, S Dutta… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We develop a constrained extremely zero inflated joint (CEZIJ) modeling framework for
simultaneously analyzing player activity, engagement, and dropouts (churns) in app-based …

Personality, body condition and breeding experience drive sociality in a facultatively social bird

M Öst, MW Seltmann, K Jaatinen - Animal Behaviour, 2015 - Elsevier
Adopting different behavioural strategies may reduce within-group conflict, selecting for
behavioural consistency ('personality'). Personality may also affect grouping tendencies. The …

Random effects misspecification can have severe consequences for random effects inference in linear mixed models

FKC Hui, S Müller, AH Welsh - International Statistical Review, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There has been considerable and controversial research over the past two decades into
how successfully random effects misspecification in mixed models (ie assuming normality for …