--- Jay Verkuilen wrote:
> The ZI-Beta model is very hard to identify, too. The problem is that the
> beta includes a J-shaped distribution. It's hard to know if this will
> work.
I am not so sure that that is a problem. The identification comes from the
fact that you believe that all zeros are modeled by the zero-inflation
part, while all non-zeros are modeled by the beta part. So there is no
ambiguity, even in a J-shaped beta distribution. The price you pay for
this identification of the model is that you have to believe this (strong)
assumption. This is different for a zero-inflated fractional logit, where
you believe that some zeros are modeled by the fractional logit part and
some by the zero-inflation part.
--- Austin Nichols wrote:
> There is no intrinsic problem with a lot of zeros in the fractional
> logit model; those people could simply have very small bonuses in
> expectation due to covariate patterns (with an expected bonus of 17
> cents, you will realize a zero quite often).
In principle I agree, but Fabio was analysing data with more than 50%
zeros, which I think is pushing this model too hard.
-- Maarten
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Maarten L. Buis
Institut fuer Soziologie
Universitaet Tuebingen
Wilhelmstrasse 36
72074 Tuebingen
Germany
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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