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stat.ML2025
Gradient Boosted Mixed Models: Flexible Estimation of Mean and Variance Components for Clustered Data
Mitchell L. Prevett, Francis K. C. Hui, Zhi Yang Tho +2
We introduce a novel way to combine gradient boosting with mixed effects models, whereby the mean and variance components are learned jointly as functions of covariates via likelih…
stat.AP2025
A Single Index Approach to Integrated Species Distribution Modeling for Fisheries Abundance Data
Quan Vu, Francis K. C. Hui, A. H. Welsh +3
In fisheries ecology, species abundance data are often collected by multiple surveys, each with unique characteristics. This article is motivated by a dataset of Atlantic sea scall…