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A pseudo-likelihood approach for estimating diagnostic accuracy of multiple binary medical tests

Liu, Wei; Zhang, Bo; Zhang, Zhiwei; Chen, Baojiang; … - In: Computational Statistics & Data Analysis 84 (2015) C, pp. 85-98

Latent class models with crossed subject-specific and test(rater)-specific random effects have been proposed to estimate the diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) of a group of binary tests or binary ratings. However, the computation of these models are hindered by their complicated...

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What are The Best and Worst Times in the Lives of South African Township Dwellers? A Content Analysis of the Self-Defined End-Anchors for Bernheim’s ACSA Scale of Subjective Well-Being

Møller, V.; Theuns, P. - In: Social Indicators Research 112 (2013) 3, pp. 611-640

developing country setting. As was the case in earlier ACSA studies, most domains that served as reference standards were related …

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Choosing the Joneses: Endogenous Goals and Reference Standards

Falk, Armin; Knell, Markus - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

happiness. In this literature it is usually assumed that reference standards against which people compare themselves are … reference standards. We present a social comparison model where people choose their reference standards to serve motives of self …-improvement and self-enhancement. The model predicts that reference standards increase in individuals’ abilities and that people …

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