Methods for analyzing and modeling count data time series are used in various fields of practice, and they are particularly relevant for applications in finance and economy. We consider the binomial autoregressive (AR(1)) model for count data processes with a first-order AR dependence structure...

The German public quality reports for nursing homes and long-term care services measure almost exclusively the quality of structures and processes rather than outcomes. For this reason, it seems likely that size (synergy effects and biased sampling), ownership (non-profit organisations employ...