Model Selection in Beta Regression Analysis Using Several Information Criteria and Heuristic Optimization

Authors : Emre Dünder, Mehmet Ali Cengiz

Pages : 76-84

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Publication Date : 2020-12-31

Article Type : Research

Abstract :In the context of generalized linear modelling (GLM), the beta regression analysis is used to estimate regression models when the dependent variable lies between (0,1). In this paper, we carried out a model selection process using several information criteria with heuristic optimization. We employed the differential evolution algorithm as a heuristic optimization method to select the best model for beta regression analysis. The results show that the alternative-type information criteria provide competitive results during the model selection process in beta regression analysis.
Keywords : Beta regression, differential evolution algorithm, information criteria, model selection