If You Have Count Data Where the Variance Is Smaller

question 2

Multiple Choice

If you have count data where the variance is smaller than the mean, however you have an excess of zero counts, which model should you choose?

• A) Poisson regression
• B) Zero-inflated Poisson regression
• C) Negative binomial regression
• D) Zero-inflated binomial regression

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