The misuse of the Vuong test for non-nested models to test for zero-inflation
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Wilson, PaulIssue Date
2015-02
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The Vuong test for non-nested models is being widely used as a test of zero-inflation. We show that such use is erroneous. We see that this stems from a misunderstanding of what is meant by the term “non-nested model” and suggest other approaches for determining zero-inflation.Citation
The misuse of the Vuong test for non-nested models to test for zero-inflation 2015, 127:51 Economics LettersJournal
Economics LettersAdditional Links
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S016517651400490XType
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A very similar version of this paper has been available at: http://cybermetrics.wlv.ac.uk/paperdata/misusevuong.pdf since 23-Jul-2014ISSN
01651765ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.econlet.2014.12.029
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