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The analysis of multivariate longitudinal data: A review

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Verbeke, Geert, Fieuws, Steffen, Molenberghs, Geert, Davidian, Marie·2014·Statistical Methods in Medical Research

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Longitudinal experiments often involve multiple outcomes measured repeatedly within a set of study participants. While many questions can be answered by modeling the various outcomes separately, some questions can only be answered in a joint analysis of all of them. In this article, we will present a review of the many approaches proposed in the statistical literature. Four main model families will be presented, discussed and compared. Focus will be on presenting advantages and disadvantages of the different models rather than on the mathematical or computational details.

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  • As noted in the review by Verbeke et al. (2014), copula models have been utilized in the multivariate longitudinal data literature although it is not widely used in biomedical applications.

    “As noted in the review by Verbeke et al. (2014), copula models have been utilized in the multivariate longitudinal data literature although it is not widely used in biomedical applications; early contributions include Frees and Wang (2005), Lambert (1996), Lambert and Vandenhende (2002), and Meester and Mackay (1994).”

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    Section 2.1 (Marginal models; page unavailable) identifies a copula-based analysis of multivariate longitudinal outcomes and says that very limited applications of copulas in that setting had been reported. That supports the claim about use in the multivariate longitudinal literature, but the review does not establish how widely copulas are used across biomedical applications generally. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Verbeke, G., Fieuws, S., Molenberghs, G., & Davidian, M.
Affiliations
  • Hasselt University (BE)
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • North Carolina State University (US)
Corresponding author
Verbeke, Geert
Venue
Statistical Methods in Medical Research
Published
2012-04-20
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
42-59
ISSN
  • 0962-2802 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-0334
OpenAlex
W2004277545
Cited by
290
References
102
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FWCI
9.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Statistical Methods in Medical Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA085848, P01CA142538)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R37AI031789)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
Keywords
multivariate longitudinal data, joint modeling, multiple outcomes, repeated measures, longitudinal experiment, model comparison
MeSH terms
Hearing, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Statistical, Multivariate Analysis

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