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Sayed Jamal Mirkamali

Sayed Jamal Mirkamali

Academic rank: Assistant Professor
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7513-4423
Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 35739053200
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Faculty: Science
Address: Arak University
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Research

Title
Modeling rounded counts using a zero-inflated mixture of power series family of distributions
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Zero Inflation, Mixture of Power Series, The EM algorithm, Rounded Counts
Year
2022
Journal Statistical Methods in Medical Research
DOI
Researchers Sayed Jamal Mirkamali

Abstract

This paper proposes an extension of zero-inflated models for analyzing rounded counting outcomes. A zero-inflated mixture of power series is proposed, and the EM algorithm is developed to estimate parameters. The accuracy of estimators is evaluated using a simulation study. The results of simulations show that the estimation procedure is successful and estimates are accurate. An application of our models for analyzing the number of cigarettes smoked per day of respondents for the American's Changing Lives study is enclosed. The proposed model best fits the data and the relationships between rounded counts and other covariates revealed by proposed regression models.