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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary statistics
  • Biostatistics
  • Longitudinal data analysis

Background:

  • Binary repeated measures data are common in veterinary research.
  • Analysis requires distinguishing between marginal and random effects procedures.
  • Performance of these procedures under different data generating models is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and assess the performance of marginal and random effects estimation procedures.
  • To compare these methods for analyzing binary repeated measures data in veterinary studies.
  • To evaluate their effectiveness under different modeling assumptions and data structures.

Main Methods:

  • Two simulation studies were conducted on small, balanced, two-level datasets.
  • Data were generated from marginal and random effects models with first-order autocorrelation.
  • Analyzed data using generalized estimating equations (GEE), Marginal Quasi Likelihood, and Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo, among others.

Main Results:

  • Autoregressive GEE demonstrated high efficiency for within-subject treatments with correlated responses.
  • Random effects procedures showed good performance in some between-subject treatment scenarios.
  • Both marginal and random effects procedures faced challenges with small numbers of subjects and short time series.
  • Random effects procedures exhibited bias with autocorrelation, while marginal procedures provided estimates close to marginal parameters.

Conclusions:

  • Autoregressive GEE is a highly efficient method for analyzing within-subject binary repeated measures data, even with strong autocorrelation.
  • Marginal procedures generally provide accurate estimates of marginal parameters, especially when data are generated from a marginal model.
  • Careful consideration of the chosen statistical procedure is necessary, particularly with limited sample sizes or short time series in veterinary studies.