Title
Binary state space mixed models with flexible link functions: A case study on deep brain stimulation on attention reaction time
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Publisher(s)
International Press of Boston, Inc.
Abstract
State space models (SSM) for binary time series data using a flexible skewed link functions are introduced in this paper. Commonly used logit, cloglog and loglog links are prone to link misspecification because of their fixed skewness. Here we introduce two flexible links as alternatives, they are the generalized extreme value (GEV) and the symmetric power logit (SPLOGIT) links. Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods for Bayesian analysis of SSM with these links are implemented using the JAGS package, a freely available software. Model comparison relies on the deviance information criterion (DIC). The flexibility of the proposed model is illustrated to measure effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on attention of a macaque monkey performing a reaction-time task [19]. Empirical results showed that the flexible links fit better over the usual logit and cloglog links.
Start page
187
End page
194
Volume
8
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ciencias médicas Neurociencias
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84924415487
Source
Statistics and its Interface
ISSN of the container
19387989
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