Random coefficient regression models have received considerable attention, especially from econometricians. Previous work has assumed that the coefficients have normal distributions. The variances of the coefficients have, in previous papers, been estimated by maximum likelihood or by least squares methodology applied to the squared residuals from a preliminary (unweighted) fit. Maximum likelih...

Many recent applications of nonparametric Bayesian inference use random partition models, i.e. probability models for clustering a set of experimental units. We review the popular basic constructions. We then focus on an interesting extension of such models. In many applications covariates are available that could be used to a priori inform the clustering. This leads to random clustering models...

Using the weighted maximum likelihood method, we propose a consistent estimation of parametric portion and nonparametric portion in exponential semiparametric regression models under random censorship. A small Monte Carlo study is carried out to examine the proposed estimation method.

A random-effects probit model is developed for the case in which the outcome of interest is a series of correlated binary responses. These responses can be obtained as the product of a longitudinal response process where an individual is repeatedly classified on a binary outcome variable (e.g., sick or well on occasion t), or in "multilevel" or "clustered" problems in which individuals within g...