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Table 10 MAE values of regression models fitted on data generated with ZIP regression model

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

Sample Size

Proportion of Zeros

Poisson

NB

ZIP

ZINB

50

0.1

1.2051

1.2175

1.2041

1.2056

0.3

3.1300

3.1366

3.1202

3.1296

0.5

5.2026

5.2005

5.1954

5.1954

0.7

7.2560

7.2425

7.2506

7.2345

200

0.1

1.0618

1.0624

1.0616

1.0638

0.3

3.1064

3.1057

3.1061

3.1059

0.5

5.1843

5.1827

5.1841

5.1791

0.7

7.2264

7.2231

7.2261

7.2265

600

0.1

1.0350

1.0350

1.0348

1.0347

0.3

3.1078

3.1078

3.1078

3.1104

0.5

5.1784

5.1784

5.1786

5.1814

0.7

7.2242

7.2238

7.2241

7.2256

1000

0.1

1.0299

1.0298

1.0297

1.0301

0.3

3.0995

3.0994

3.0995

3.1000

0.5

5.1630

5.1628

5.1630

5.1633

0.7

7.2381

7.2378

7.2380

7.2381