• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.529-538
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• 2017

The Ghosh and Kim zero-altered distribution model is used to analyze count data that have too many or too few zeros. The dispersion type parameter ${\delta}$ in the zero-altered distribution model consists of mean, variance and zero probability and has two forms depending on the relation between ${\mu}$ and ${\sigma}^2$. We derived the influence function on ${\delta}$ when ${\sigma}^2{\geq}{\mu}$. To show the validity of the influence function, we used the Census data on the number of births of married women in Korea to compare the estimated changes in ${\delta}$ using this function with those obtained using the direct deletion method. The result proved that the obtained influence function is very accurate in estimating changes in ${\delta}$ when an observation is deleted.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.493-504
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• 2017

We often observe count data that exhibit over-dispersion, originating from too many zeros, and under-dispersion, originating from too few zeros. To handle this types of problems, the zero-altered distribution model is designed by Ghosh and Kim in 2007. Their model can control both over-dispersion and under-dispersion with a single parameter, which had been impossible ever. The dispersion type depends on the sign of the parameter ${\delta}$ in zero-altered distribution. In this study, we demonstrate the role of the dispersion type parameter ${\delta}$ through the data of the number of births in Korea. Employing both the chi-square statistic and the Kolmogorov statistic for goodness-of-fit, we also explained any difference between the theoretical distribution and the observed one that exhibits either over-dispersion or under-dispersion. Finally this study shows whether the test statistics for goodness-of-fit show any similarity with the role of the dispersion type parameter ${\delta}$ or not.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.41-52
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• 1993

In this paper we study numerical behavior of the adjustments for the variances of the pearson and deviance type dispersion statistics in two overdispersed mixture models; negative binomial and beta-binomial distribution. They are important families of an extended quasi-likelihood model which is very useful for the joint modelling of mean and dispersion. Comparisons are done for two types of dispersion statistics for various mean and dispersion parameters by simulation studies.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.105-119
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• 1997

Barnwal and Paul(1988) derived the likelihood ratio statistic and $C(\alpha)$ statistic for testing the equality of the means of several groups of count data in the presence of a common dispersion parameter. These tests are generalized to be applicable without the restriction of a common dispersion parameter. And the assumed model of data is also extended from negative binomial to double exponential Poisson model. Monte Carlo simulations show the superiority of $C(\alpha)$ statistic based on the double exponential Poisson family which has a very simple form and requires estimates of the parameters only under the null hypothesis.