| On application of the empirical Bayes shrinkage in epidemiological settings. | |
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PMID: 20616980 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper aims to provide direct and indirect evidence on setting up rules for applications of the empirical Bayes shrinkage (EBS), and offers cautionary remarks concerning its applicability. In epidemiology, there is still a lack of relevant criteria in the application of EBS. The bias of the shrinkage estimator is investigated in terms of the sums of errors, squared errors and absolute errors, for both total and individual groups. The study reveals that assessing the underlying exchangeability assumption is important for appropriate use of EBS. The performance of EBS is indicated by a ratio statistic f of the between-group and within-group mean variances. If there are significant differences between the sample means, EBS is likely to produce erratic and even misleading information. |
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Authors:
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Yuejen Zhao; Andy H Lee; Tony Barnes |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-01-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of environmental research and public health Volume: 7 ISSN: 1660-4601 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-09 Completed Date: 2010-10-05 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101238455 Medline TA: Int J Environ Res Public Health Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 380-94 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909, Australia. |
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Analysis of Variance Bayes Theorem* Empirical Research Epidemiologic Studies* |
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