Optimum designs for non-linear mixed effects models in the presence of covariates

Barbara Bogacka, Mahbub A. H. M. Latif, Steven G. Gilmour, Kuresh Youdim

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Abstract

In this paper we present a new method for optimizing designs of experiments for non-linear mixed effects models, where a categorical factor with covariate information is a design variable combined with another design factor. The work is motivated by the need to effciently design pre-clinical experiments in enzyme kinetics for a set of Human Liver Microsomes. However, the results are general and can be applied to other experimental situations where the variation in the response due to a categorical factor can be partially accounted for by a covariate. The covariate included in the model explains some systematic variability in a random model parameter. This approach allows better understanding of the population variation as well as estimation of the model parameters with higher precision.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)927-937
JournalBiometrics
Volume73
Issue number3
Early online date28 Jan 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2017

Keywords

  • Covariates
  • Enzyme kinetics
  • Planning experiments
  • Random model parameters

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