Guimaraes, Paulo; Lindrooth, Richard - EconWPA - 2005
In this paper we provide a Random-Utility based derivation of the Dirichlet-Multinomial regression and posit it as a … convenient alternative for dealing with overdispersed multinomial data. We show that this model is a natural extension of … choice of hospitals to illustrate an application of the Dirichlet-Multinomial regression. …