From one of our statisticians:
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The short answer is yes. I think parameter estimation for a GLMM (non-normal data) is based on restricted maximum pseudo-likelihood, or REPL. GLMM implements REPL-PQL to estimate the random effects."------------------------------
Rick Marcantonio
Quality Assurance
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Fri April 22, 2022 07:15 AM
From: Carlijn Wibbelink
Subject: Does GLMM use penalized quasi-likelihood for non-normal data?
I've read that GLMM uses penalized quasi-likelihood as estimation method for non-normal data (e.g. gamma). Is this correct?
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Carlijn Wibbelink
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