In statistics, a generalized estimating equation (GEE) is used to estimate the parameters of a generalized linear model with a possible unknown correlation between outcomes. Parameter estimates from the GEE are consistent even when the covariance structure is misspecified, under mild regularity conditions.

What is the GEE approach?

Generalized Estimation Equations (GEE) are methods of parameter estimation for correlated data. When data are collected on the same units across successive points in time, these repeated observations are correlated over time.

What is a Generalised equation?

The term “generalized equation” has recently been used to describe certain kinds of inclusions that involve multivalued functions, particularly normal-cone operators.