Abstract:Poisson regression is one of the model to explain the functional relationship between response variable in the form of count and predictor variable. An important assumption in Poisson Regression analysis is equidispersion. In certain cases, where response variable consists of too many zeros, causing the variance to be greater than the mean or called overdispersion that can be overcomed by the Hurdle model. Filariasis disease is caused by filaria worm that led to swelling of the limbs in humans. One province in… Show more
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