Table 1.

Summary of simulation results of maximum likelihood estimation for binary longitudinal outcomes and survival time.

				n=200				n=400
ψ	Par.	TRUE	Est.	SSD	ESE	CP	Est.	SSD	ESE	CP
−1	β 0	−1	−1.019	.271	.273	.953	−1.002	.189	.192	.960
	β 1	1	1.018	.235	.241	.962	1.000	.169	.169	.951
	β 2	− .5	− .494	.413	.396	.942	− .498	.275	.277	.946
	β 3	− .5	− .469	.223	.221	.947	− .484	.158	.154	.946
	${\sigma }_b^2$	.5	.518	.216	.270	.966	.519	.164	.190	.955
	ψ	−1	− .967	.471	.584	.923	− .988	.364	.420	.921
	γ 1	−1	−1.002	.242	.254	.961	−1.002	.177	.183	.960
	γ 2	1	1.001	.379	.393	.962	.995	.278	.279	.953
	Λ( .9)	.9	.922	.228	.227	.959	.909	.167	.157	.943
	Λ(1:4)	1.4	1.442	.397	.389	.944	1.421	.283	.269	.952
	Λ(1:9)	1.9	1.956	.594	.600	.953	1.950	.456	.426	.949
0	β 0	−1	−1.016	.281	.276	.957	−1.004	.191	.193	.956
	β 1	1	1.003	.258	.247	.936	.994	.170	.173	.957
	β 2	− .5	− .476	.414	.401	.941	−.485	.275	.281	.959
	β 3	− .5	− .496	.235	.238	.957	−.498	.169	.167	.948
	${\sigma }_b^2$	.5	.500	.233	.287	.957	.497	.181	.200	.952
	ψ	0	.021	.331	.378	.996	.001	.235	.244	.990
	γ 1	−1	−1.031	.197	.191	.949	−1.014	.133	.131	.953
	γ 2	1	1.036	.314	.315	.953	1.015	.223	.218	.944
	Λ( .9)	.9	.912	.189	.187	.952	.906	.134	.129	.942
	Λ(1:4)	1.4	1.450	.315	.307	.958	1.418	.215	.207	.950
	Λ(1:9)	1.9	1.990	.485	.464	.948	1.935	.322	.308	.948
1	β 0	−1	−1.014	.273	.284	.952	−1.007	.200	.198	.955
	β 1	1	1.017	.252	.251	.956	1.011	.176	.176	.952
	β 2	− .5	− .518	.428	.412	.953	− .512	.287	.287	.950
	β 3	− .5	− .540	.245	.248	.954	− .520	.176	.174	.946
	${\sigma }_b^2$	.5	.543	.250	.300	.947	.524	.179	.209	.966
	ψ	1	.956	.488	.609	.898	.992	.366	.450	.930
	γ 1	−1	−1.000	.264	.255	.945	− .998	.176	.183	.953
	γ 2	1	1.009	.381	.395	.961	.990	.283	.280	.953
	Λ( .9)	.9	.921	.235	.228	.961	.918	.166	.159	.937
	Λ(1:4)	1.4	1.443	.412	.393	.963	1.430	.275	.271	.956
	Λ(1.9)	1.9	1.976	.677	.620	.957	1.946	.416	.424	.959