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  • Statistics
  • Biostatistics
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Linear mixed-effects models are standard for clustered or repeated measures data.
  • Analyzing such data with high-dimensional fixed effects presents significant statistical challenges.
  • Existing methods may struggle with large dimensions of random effects and cluster sizes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust quasi-likelihood estimation and inference method for linear mixed-effects models with high-dimensional fixed effects.
  • To provide rate-optimal estimators and valid inference procedures for fixed effects.
  • To investigate the estimation of variance components in these complex settings.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-likelihood approach is proposed for parameter estimation and inference.
  • The method is designed for general settings with potentially large dimensions of random effects and cluster sizes.
  • The approach offers computationally fast and easy-to-implement algorithms.

Main Results:

  • Rate-optimal estimators and valid inference procedures for fixed effects are established.
  • The methods do not require prior structural information on variance components.
  • The approach is validated through simulations and applied to genetic association studies in mice.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed quasi-likelihood method effectively handles linear mixed-effects models with high-dimensional fixed effects.
  • It provides reliable estimation and inference, even with large random effects and cluster sizes.
  • The method is practical and applicable to real-world biological and genetic research.