Conditional tests for homogeneity of zero-inflated Poisson and Poisson-hurdle distributions

Edward J. Bedrick and Anwar Hossain

Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2013, vol. 61, issue C, 99-106

Abstract: We develop two conditional tests for homogeneity of zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) and Poisson-hurdle distributions. A Monte Carlo method is proposed for approximating the reference distributions of these tests. The techniques are applied to two examples.

Keywords: Contingency table; Overdispersion; Stirling number; Truncated Poisson distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2012.11.009

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