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Modeling continuous response variables using ordinal regression.

Qi Liu1, Bryan E Shepherd1, Chun Li2

  • 1Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA.

Statistics in Medicine
|September 6, 2017
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Cumulative probability models (CPMs) effectively analyze continuous outcomes, offering flexibility and robustness. While generally performing well with moderate sample sizes, bias may occur with smaller samples.

Area of Science:

  • Statistics
  • Biostatistics
  • Econometrics

Background:

  • Ordinal regression models, like the cumulative probability model (CPM), are valuable for analyzing ordered categorical data.
  • Their application to continuous outcomes offers advantages such as invariance to monotonic transformations and direct modeling of the cumulative distribution function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the application and performance of the cumulative probability model (CPM) for continuous outcomes.
  • To explore the semiparametric transformation model properties of CPMs when applied to continuous data.
  • To assess the finite sample performance, robustness, and efficiency of CPMs for continuous outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • The study applies the cumulative probability model (CPM) to continuous response variables.
Keywords:
nonparametric maximum likelihood estimationordinal regression modelrank-based statisticssemiparametric transformation model

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  • Semiparametric transformation model characteristics are described for CPMs with continuous outcomes.
  • Extensive simulations are conducted to evaluate finite sample performance, including bias and robustness to link function misspecification.
  • Model diagnostics and estimation procedures are detailed.

    • Main Results:

    • Properly specified CPMs demonstrate good finite sample performance with moderate sample sizes.
    • Bias may be observed in CPMs for continuous outcomes with small sample sizes.
    • CPMs exhibit robustness to minor or moderate link function misspecification and can be more efficient than alternative models.
    • The study illustrates CPM application in HIV treatment, modeling CD4 cell count and viral load.

    Conclusions:

    • Cumulative probability models (CPMs) are a viable and often efficient tool for analyzing continuous outcomes, particularly when dealing with transformations or mixed-type distributions.
    • While generally robust, careful consideration of sample size is necessary to avoid potential bias.
    • CPMs provide valuable insights in biostatistical applications, such as analyzing HIV treatment outcomes.