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Adjusting for confounding by cluster using generalized linear mixed models

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  • Brumback, Babette A.
  • Dailey, Amy B.
  • Brumback, Lyndia C.
  • Livingston, Melvin D.
  • He, Zhulin

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We show how to use generalized linear mixed models to adjust for confounding by cluster of the effect of a within-cluster covariate. We derive estimators for both a cluster-specific causal effect and a population-averaged causal effect.

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  • Brumback, Babette A. & Dailey, Amy B. & Brumback, Lyndia C. & Livingston, Melvin D. & He, Zhulin, 2010. "Adjusting for confounding by cluster using generalized linear mixed models," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 80(21-22), pages 1650-1654, November.
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