Inference for biomedical data by using diffusion models with covariates and mixed effects

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Inference for biomedical data by using diffusion models with covariates and mixed effects. / Ruse, Mareile Große; Samson, Adeline; Ditlevsen, Susanne.

I: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics, Bind 69, Nr. 1, 2020, s. 167-193.

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Ruse, MG, Samson, A & Ditlevsen, S 2020, 'Inference for biomedical data by using diffusion models with covariates and mixed effects', Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics, bind 69, nr. 1, s. 167-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/rssc.12386

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Ruse, M. G., Samson, A., & Ditlevsen, S. (2020). Inference for biomedical data by using diffusion models with covariates and mixed effects. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics, 69(1), 167-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/rssc.12386

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Ruse MG, Samson A, Ditlevsen S. Inference for biomedical data by using diffusion models with covariates and mixed effects. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics. 2020;69(1):167-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/rssc.12386

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Ruse, Mareile Große ; Samson, Adeline ; Ditlevsen, Susanne. / Inference for biomedical data by using diffusion models with covariates and mixed effects. I: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics. 2020 ; Bind 69, Nr. 1. s. 167-193.

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