Table 7 Estimated coverage probabilities for simulated data of a zero-inflated negative binomial distribution under each mixed model.

From: Determining the Efficacy of a Hybridizing Agent in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Model

Coverage

Std Error Coverage

Gaussian

0.089

0.285

LTa

0.0002

0.013

STb

0.003

0.052

ETc

0.005

0.069

Poisson

0.001

0.032

Negative Binomial

0.525

0.499

HNBd

0.199

0.399

ZINBe

0.920

0.277

  1. 500 simulated datasets were created and evaluated.
  2. aLT, model using log-transformed response variable; bST, model using square-root transformation of the response variable; cET, model using an exponentially transformed response variable; dHNB, Hurdle Negative Binomial; eZINB, Zero-inflated negative binomial.
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