st: beta-binomial regression, ebb.ado

[Keith Dear <keith.dear@anu.edu.au>]

Does anyone do this? It seems not to be supported by Stata. Brad Palmquist 
wrote the ebb program, but he no longer supports or provides it. It seems 
to work fine, but I am wondering:
* should I not be doing beta-binomial regression for some reason?
* should I not be using ebb.ado?
* are there other methods (models) I should be using instead?

Beta-binomial regression can be used to model over-dispersed binomial-like 
data (i.e. bounded non-negative integer).  I frequently handle such data, 
arising from psychological and psychiatric scales -- typically each subject 
is asked a number of questions (9 or 12 perhaps) and the outcome variable 
to be analysed is the count of "yes" responses. The "e" in ebb allows for 
Extension to under-dispersed data.

Thanks
Keith Dear

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