Marketing problems sometimes concern the analysis of dichotomous variables, like for example ``buy'' and ``not buy'' and ``respond'' and ``not respond''. It can happen that one outcome strongly outnumbers the other, for example when many households do not respond (to a direct mailing, for...

Marketing problems sometimes concern the analysis of dichotomous variables, like for example ``buy'' and ``not buy'' and ``respond'' and ``not respond''. It can happen that one outcome strongly outnumbers the other, for example when many households do not respond (to a direct mailing, for...

Translational research studies often involve a central study (e.g. clinical trial, cohort of patients, etc.) and multiple investigators who are each interested in addressing different research questions using the same patient population. However, it is often impossible for the investigators to...