Title
Practical estimation of high dimensional stochastic differential mixed-effects models
Abstract
Stochastic differential equations (SDEs) are established tools for modeling physical phenomena whose dynamics are affected by random noise. By estimating parameters of an SDE, intrinsic randomness of a system around its drift can be identified and separated from the drift itself. When it is of interest to model dynamics within a given population, i.e. to model simultaneously the performance of several experiments or subjects, mixed-effects modelling allows for the distinction of between and within experiment variability. A framework for modeling dynamics within a population using SDEs is proposed, representing simultaneously several sources of variation: variability between experiments using a mixed-effects approach and stochasticity in the individual dynamics, using SDEs. These stochastic differential mixed-effects models have applications in e.g. pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics and biomedical modelling. A parameter estimation method is proposed and computational guidelines for an efficient implementation are given. Finally the method is evaluated using simulations from standard models like the two-dimensional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) and the square root models.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1016/j.csda.2010.10.003
Computational Statistics & Data Analysis
Keywords
Field
DocType
practical estimation,population estimation,mixed-effects modelling,experiment variability,high dimensional stochastic differential,automatic dierentiation,automatic differentiation,standard model,stochastic differential mixed-effects model,cox–ingersoll–ross process,square root model,biomedical modelling,maximum likelihood estimation,stochastic differential equation,model dynamic,mixed-effects approach,parameter estimation method,closed form transition density expansion,mixed effects,cox ingersoll ross,mixed effects model,dynamic system,ornstein uhlenbeck,maximum likelihood estimate,statistical computing,parameter estimation
Econometrics,Density estimation,Population,Differential equation,Stochastic differential equation,Mixed model,Stochastic modelling,Estimation theory,Statistics,Mathematics,Randomness
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
55
3
Computational Statistics and Data Analysis
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.49
5
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Umberto Picchini192.99
Susanne Ditlevsen2577.84