Generalized Lambda Distribution for Flexibly Testing Differences beyond the Mean in the Distribution of a Dependent Variable like Body Mass Index

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Conventional statistical methods often test for group differences in a single parameter of a distribution, usually the conditional mean (e.g., differences in mean body mass index [BMI; kg/m(2)] by education category) under specific distributional assumptions. However, paramete...

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Autores principales: Ejima, Keisuke, Pavela, Gregory, Li, Peng, Allison, David B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5927854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29081503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.262

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5927854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29081503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.262

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