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Table 5 Convergence rates of regression models fitted on data generated with NB regression model

From: A comparison of statistical methods for modeling count data with an application to hospital length of stay

Sample Size

Dispersion

Poisson

NB

ZIP

ZINB

50

0.01

100.0%

64.8%

100.0%

91.0%

1

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

5

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

10

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

200

0.01

100.0%

81.2%

100.0%

97.3%

1

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

5

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

10

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

600

0.01

100.0%

90.5%

100.0%

99.5%

1

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

5

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

10

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

1000

0.01

100.0%

94.0%

100.0%

99.6%

1

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

5

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

10

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%