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On some aspects of a zero-inflated overdispersed model and its applications

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  • C. Satheesh Kumar
  • Rakhi Ramachandran

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Count data with excess zeros are so common in several areas of scientific research. In particular, the zero-inflated version of count data models has been used for modelling data sets with excessive number of zeros. In this regard, zero-inflated Poisson distribution has received much attention in the literature. Through this paper, we propose a generalized class of zero-inflated Poisson distribution namely ‘zero-inflated Hermite distribution (ZIHD)’, which can be considered as a more flexible class of zero-inflated Poisson-type distribution suitable for tackling overdispersed data sets. Here we investigate several important properties of the ZIHD along with a discussion on certain inference aspects of the model. Certain test procedures for checking zero-inflation have also been developed and these tests have been investigated by using simulation studies. Further, two real life data applications are given for illustrating the usefulness of the model.

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  • C. Satheesh Kumar & Rakhi Ramachandran, 2020. "On some aspects of a zero-inflated overdispersed model and its applications," Journal of Applied Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(3), pages 506-523, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:japsta:v:47:y:2020:i:3:p:506-523
    DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2019.1645098
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    1. Indranil Ghosh & Tamara D. H. Cooper, 2023. "On Surprise Indices Related to Univariate Discrete and Continuous Distributions: A Survey," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(14), pages 1-16, July.

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