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  • Statistics
  • Biostatistics
  • Machine Learning

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  • Mixtures of linear mixed models (MLMMs) are standard for longitudinal data with varying observation times.
  • Current MLMMs struggle with high-dimensional random effects from complex temporal trends and numerous basis functions.
  • Estimating covariance matrices for high-dimensional random effects, especially across mixture components, is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an advanced statistical model for high-dimensional longitudinal data analysis.
  • To address limitations of existing MLMMs in capturing complex temporal patterns and subject-specific variations.
  • To propose an efficient computational method for parameter estimation in the new model.

Main Methods:

  • Introduced deep mixture of factor analyzers (dMFA) models as a prior for random effects in MLMMs.
  • Developed deep mixture of linear mixed models (dMLMMs) to handle high-dimensional random effects.
  • Implemented an efficient variational inference approach for posterior computation.

Main Results:

  • The proposed dMLMMs effectively model high-dimensional random effects in longitudinal data.
  • The method demonstrates superior performance in scenarios with many observations per subject and complex temporal trends.
  • The variational inference approach provides efficient posterior computation.

Conclusions:

  • Deep mixture of linear mixed models offer a powerful solution for complex longitudinal data analysis.
  • The dMLMMs overcome limitations of traditional MLMMs in high-dimensional settings.
  • The approach shows promise for biomedical applications and data analysis in complex designs.