Can Generalized Poisson model replace any other count data models? An evaluation

• Main Authors: Bijesh Yadav (Author), Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan (Author), Visalakshi Jeyaseelan (Author), Jothilakshmi Durairaj (Author), Sebastian George (Author), K.G. Selvaraj (Author), Shrikant I. Bangdiwala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Count data represents the number of occurrences of an event within a fixed period of time. In count data modelling, overdispersion is inevitable. Sometimes, this overdispersion may not be just due to the excess zeros but may be due to the presence of two or more mixtures. Hence the main...