[R-sig-ME] hurdle negative binomial models with MCMCglmm

[David Atkins]

Zelda--

You might take a look at a tutorial paper we have written on mixed model 
count regression; it also includes R code and two datasets:

http://depts.washington.edu/cshrb/newweb/statstutorials.html

[last ms on the page]

The R code provides some details on using MCMCglmm for zero-altered 
models (including zero-inflated and hurdle mixed models).

Hope it helps.

cheers, Dave


Dear all,

I am very new at using MCMCglmm, and would like to fit a hurdle negative 
binomial distribution model with this package. Does anyone know whether 
this is possible? as this family is not amongst the distribution 
families described in the package vignette.

thanks a lot

.zelda.

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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
University of Washington
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