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. 2019 Apr 8;21(4):775–789. doi: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxz005

Table 2.

Results for conditional regression parameters across Inline graphic simulated datasets (see Section 5.2)

    Without emptiness (m=1) With emptiness (m=0)
    GLMM J-No0s Joint GLMM J-No0s Joint
Parameters Inline graphic Med % Med % Med % Med % Med % Med %
Inline graphic=Inline graphic4 0.00 Inline graphic3.99 95 Inline graphic3.99 95 Inline graphic3.99 95 Inline graphic3.99 94 Inline graphic4.00 95 Inline graphic4.00 94
Inline graphic0.10 Inline graphic4.27 67 Inline graphic4.00 95 Inline graphic4.00 95 Inline graphic4.47 58 Inline graphic4.39 67 Inline graphic4.00 95
Inline graphic0.25 Inline graphic4.86 1 Inline graphic4.00 95 Inline graphic4.00 95 Inline graphic5.53 0 Inline graphic4.90 4 Inline graphic4.01 95
Inline graphic=0.5 0.00 0.50 95 0.51 95 0.51 95 0.51 95 0.51 95 0.51 94
Inline graphic0.10 0.63 92 0.50 95 0.50 95 0.74 91 0.68 93 0.50 95
Inline graphic0.25 0.95 74 0.49 95 0.49 95 1.33 74 0.71 94 0.49 96
Inline graphic=0.2 0.00 0.20 95 0.20 95 0.20 95 0.20 95 0.20 95 0.20 95
Inline graphic0.10 0.20 95 0.20 95 0.20 95 0.20 95 0.20 94 0.20 94
Inline graphic0.25 0.21 95 0.20 95 0.20 95 0.22 95 0.21 95 0.20 95

GLMM refers to generalized linear mixed effects model (outcome-only); J-No0s refers to joint conditional model excluding empty clusters; Joint refers to joint conditional model including empty clusters; Med is median estimates; % is 95% confidence interval coverage.