Abstract

Multi-centre study is increasingly used for borrowing strength from multiple research groups to obtain reproducible study findings. Regression analysis is widely used for analysing multi-group studies, however, some of the regression predictors are nonlinear and/or often measured with batch effects. Also, the group compositions are potentially heterogeneous across different centres. The conventional pooled data analysis can cause biased regression estimates. This paper proposes an integrated partially linear regression model (IPLM) to account for predictor's nonlinearity, general batch effect, group composition heterogeneity, and potential measurement-error in covariates simultaneously. A local linear regression-based approach is employed to estimate the nonlinear component and a regularization procedure is introduced to identify the predictors' effects. The IPLM-based method has estimation consistency and variable-selection consistency. Moreover, it has a fast computing algorithm and its effectiveness is supported by simulation studies. A multi-centre Alzheimer's disease research project is provided to illustrate the proposed IPLM-based analysis.

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