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Table 2 Comparison of Quasi-Poisson and negative binomial using information criteria

From: Quasi-Poisson versus negative binomial regression models in identifying factors affecting initial CD4 cell count change due to antiretroviral therapy administered to HIV-positive adults in North–West Ethiopia (Amhara region)

Criteria Quasi-Poisson Negative-binomial
Value d.f Vale/d.f. Value d.f Vale/d.f.
Deviance 1090.457 73 1.411 869.625 73 1.128
Pearson Chi-square 1152.646 73 1.491 926.054 73 1.198
Log likelihood −2158.747    −2657.877   
AIC 4355.493    5353.755   
BIC 4444.310    5442.571