A note on inconsistency of NPMLE of the distribution function from left truncated and case I interval censored data.
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We show that under reasonable conditions the nonparametric maximum likelihood estimate (NPMLE) of the distribution function from left-truncated and case 1 interval-censored data is inconsistent, in contrast to the consistency properties of the NPMLE from only left-truncated data or only interval-censored data. However, the conditional NPMLE is shown to be consistent. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate their finite sample properties.
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A Note on Inconsistency of NPMLE of theDistribution Function from Left - truncated andCase I Interval - censored Data 1
Acknowledgement: The rst author is grateful to Drs. Zhengqing Li and Tom Louis for many interesting discussions. The authors wish to thank Drs. R. Klein and B. Klein for providing the WESDR dataset. The authors would also like to thank the Editor and two referees for helpful comments and suggestions. SUMMARY We show that under reasonable conditions the nonparametric maximum likelihood estimate ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Lifetime data analysis
دوره 5 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999