Analysis of childhood diseases and malnutrition in developing countries of Africa [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Khaled Khatab

Analysis of Childhood Diseases andMalnutrition in Developing Countriesof AfricaKhaled KhatabMunchen,˜ 6. March 2007Analysis of Childhood Diseases andMalnutrition in Developing Countriesof AfricaKhaled KhatabDissertationzur Erlangung des Grades Doctor oeconomiae publicae(Dr. oec. publ.)an der Ludwig{Maximilians{Universit˜at, Munc˜ henvorgelegt vonKhaled Khatab2007Institut fur˜ Statistik, Fakult˜at fur˜ Mathematik, Informatik und StatistikReferent: Prof.Dr Ludwig FahrmeirKorreferent: Prof. Dr Joachim WinterPromotionsabschlussberatung: 2007Rigorosum 9. July 2007Contents1 Descriptive and Explanatory Analysis of Variables 51.1 Data Set and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2 Childhood Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.2.1 Childhood Malnutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.3 Descriptive and Explanatory Analysis of Variables . . . . . . 131.3.1 Spatial Covariates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.3.2 Metrical Covariates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151.3.3 Categorical Covariates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Bayesian Geoadditive Models 232.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.1.1 Generalized linear models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.1.2 Models for Continuous Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.1.3 Models for Binary and Binomial Responses . . . . . . 252.2 Bayesian Geoadditive Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .