What Belongs Where? Variable Selection for Zero-Inflated Count Models with an Application to the Demand for Health Care

Markus Jochmann

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Abstract

This paper develops stochastic search variable selection (SSVS) for zero-inflated
count models which are commonly used in health economics. This allows for
either model averaging or model selection in situations with many potential
regressors. The proposed techniques are applied to a data set from Germany
considering the demand for health care. A package for the free statistical software environment R is provided.
LanguageEnglish
Place of PublicationGlasgow
PublisherUniversity of Strathclyde
Pages1-20
Number of pages21
Volume04
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2009

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Software
Economics
Delivery of Health Care
Health
Datasets
Variable selection
Count models
Model averaging
Model selection
Health economics
Demand for health care

Keywords

  • bayesian
  • model selection
  • model averaging
  • count data
  • zero-inflation
  • demand for health care

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Jochmann, M. (2009). What Belongs Where? Variable Selection for Zero-Inflated Count Models with an Application to the Demand for Health Care. (23 ed.) (pp. 1-20). Glasgow: University of Strathclyde.
Jochmann, Markus. / What Belongs Where? Variable Selection for Zero-Inflated Count Models with an Application to the Demand for Health Care. 23. ed. Glasgow : University of Strathclyde, 2009. pp. 1-20
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