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G-2004-36

Bayesian Functional Estimation of Hazard Rates for Randomly Right Censored Data Using Fourier Series Methods

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This paper discusses a Bayesian functional estimation method, based on Fourier series, for the estimation of the hazard rate from randomly right-censored data. A nonparametric approach, assuming that the hazard rate has no specific and prespecified parametric form, is used. A simulation study is also done to compare the proposed methodology with the estimators introduced in Antoniadis et al. (1999). The method is illustrated with a real data set consisting of survival data from bone marrow transplant patients.

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Bayesian functional estimation of the hazard rate for randomly right censored data using Fourier series methods
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Eds Duchesne, P and Remillard, B, Statistical Modeling and Analysis for Complex Data Problems, 53–69, 2004 BibTeX reference