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On marginal estimation in a semiparametric model for longitudinal data with time-independent covariates

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We consider M-estimators for a class of semiparametric mixed-effect models without time-dependent covariates and show that the simple marginal estimation method is generally better than the same M-estimator applied to the de-correlated response based on a known or estimated covariance matrix for each subject.

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  1. Department of Statistics, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820, USA, , , , , , US

    Xuming He & Mi-Ok Kim

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He, X., Kim, MO. On marginal estimation in a semiparametric model for longitudinal data with time-independent covariates. Metrika 55, 67–74 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001840200187

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