Convolution Method Sample Clauses

Convolution Method. In the previous simulations, the Convolution Method was not applied because pool sizes often exceeded 2, causing the numerical integration required for optimization under this method to become computationally intractable. In this simulation study, datasets and pools are formed specifically to permit application of each of the methods proposed in this chapter. The Naive Model was not included in this analysis as it has been shown, both theoretically and in simulations, to be an invalid estimation procedure. In fact, the Naive Model would only be expected to provide a valid estimation procedure if pools were formed x-homogeneously and with equal-sized pools, as the Naive Model would be then equivalent to the Approximate Model. Actual datasets with the possibility of forming such pools, however, are unlikely to be encountered in most real-world research settings.