Research Article

Empirical Likelihood Estimation for Population Pharmacokinetic Study Based on Generalized Linear Model

Table 2

Comparing parameter estimates for theophylline data in terms of accuracy and efficiency. EL: empirical likelihood; GEE: general estimation equation; CP: compartment model.

ā€‰EL95% CIGEE95% CICP95% CI

2.1676(2.03, 2.30)2.1676(2.02, 2.38)2.26(1.73, 2.96)
8.3182(7.53, 9.24)8.3182(7.52, 9.28)9.06(8.15, 10.1)
7.3862(7.29, 7.97)7.3862(7.00, 7.96)7.75(7.06, 8.51)