Statistical tools to analyze correlated binary data are spread out in the existing literature. This book makes these tools accessible to practitioners in a single volume. Chapters cover recently developed statistical tools and statistical packages that are tailored to analyzing correlated binary data. The authors showcase both traditional and new methods for application to health-related research. Data and computer programs will be publicly available in order for readers to replicate model development, but learning a new statistical language is not necessary with this book. The inclusion of code for R, SAS, and SPSS allows for easy implementation by readers. For readers interested in learning more about the languages, though, there are short tutorials in the appendix. Accompanying data sets are available for download through the book s website. Data analysis presented in each chapter will provide step-by-step instructions so these new methods can be readily applied to projects. Researchers and graduate students in Statistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health will find this book particularly useful.

Inhalt
Introduction to Binary logistic Regression.- Growth of the Logistic Regression Model.- Standard Binary Logistic Regression Model.- Overdispersed Logistic Regression Model.- Weighted Logistic Regression Model.- Generalized Estimating Equations Logistic Regression.- Generalized Method of Moments logistic regression Model.- Exact Logistic Regression Model.- Two-Level Nested Logistic Regression Model.- Hierarchical Logistic Regression models.- Fixed Effects Logistic Regression Model.- Heteroscedastic Logistic Regression Model.