Generalized Linear Latent Variable Models for Multivariate Count and Biomass Data in Ecology

• Published in: Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics
• Main Authors: Niku, Jenni, Warton, David I., Hui, Francis, Taskinen, Sara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Allen Press Inc
• Subjects: Arctic; Laplace
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/218065; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13253-017-0304-7

In this paper we consider generalized linear latent variable models that can handle overdispersed counts and continuous but non-negative data. Such data are common in ecological studies when modelling multivariate abundances or biomass. By extending the standard generalized linear modelling framewor...