Bayesian Nonlinear Models for Repeated Measurement Data: An Overview, Implementation, and Applications

Se Yoon Lee
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Se Yoon Lee: Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA

Mathematics, 2022, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-51

Abstract: Nonlinear mixed effects models have become a standard platform for analysis when data is in the form of continuous and repeated measurements of subjects from a population of interest, while temporal profiles of subjects commonly follow a nonlinear tendency. While frequentist analysis of nonlinear mixed effects models has a long history, Bayesian analysis of the models has received comparatively little attention until the late 1980s, primarily due to the time-consuming nature of Bayesian computation. Since the early 1990s, Bayesian approaches for the models began to emerge to leverage rapid developments in computing power, and have recently received significant attention due to (1) superiority to quantify the uncertainty of parameter estimation; (2) utility to incorporate prior knowledge into the models; and (3) flexibility to match exactly the increasing complexity of scientific research arising from diverse industrial and academic fields. This review article presents an overview of modeling strategies to implement Bayesian approaches for the nonlinear mixed effects models, ranging from designing a scientific question out of real-life problems to practical computations.

Keywords: Bayesian nonlinear hierarchical model; Bayesian nonlinear mixed effects models; inter-individual variation; intra-individual variation; Markov chain Monte Carlo technique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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