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JSM 2002 Abstract #300924
Activity Number: 219
Type: Luncheons
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Health Policy Statistics*
Abstract - #300924
Title: Cost of Health Care
Author(s): Paula Diehr*+
Affiliation(s): University of Washington
Address: Box 357232, Seattle, Washington, 98195-7232, USA
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Abstract:

Health data often have an interesting distribution, with a spike at zero but a long right tail. Some analysts recommend a two-part model, perhaps using generalized linear model, and others use least squares, relying on the CLT in these usually large data sets. The best approach (as usual) depends on the question being asked.

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