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16th Australian Statistical Conference
July 7-11, 2002
National Convention Centre
Canberra, ACT, Australia

Organizers
Statistical Society of Australia Incorporated, Michael Adena - Chair Organising Committee, Kerrie Mengersen - Chair Program Committee

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Weighted estimation equations and biostatistical modelling
by
Richard Huggins
La Trobe University

Many of the models encountered in biostatistics are complex and potentially involve a large number of parameters.

Using classical approaches these need to be simultaneously estimated and estimation quickly becomes computationally intractable.

Weighted estimating equations allow the local estimation of parameters and whilst a large number of parameters may be estimated they are not estimated simultaneously. Applications of this approach include the extension of closed population methods for the analysis of capture-recapture data to open populations and the analysis of longitudinal twin data.

Date received: January 24, 2002

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