Univariate parametric survival analysis using GS-distributions.

The GS-distribution is a family of distributions that provide an accurate representation of any unimodal univariate continuous distribution. In this contribution we explore the utility of this family as a general model in survival analysis. We show that the survival function based on the GS-distribu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sorribas, Albert, Muiño, José M., Rué, Montserrat, Fibla, Joan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099/3790
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099/3790
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Distribution (Probability theory)
Survival Analysis
Statistics
Distribució (Teoria de la probabilitat)
Estadística
Aplicacions (Matemàtica)
Classificació AMS::62 Statistics::62E Distribution theory
Classificació AMS::62 Statistics::62N Survival analysis and censored data
Classificació AMS::62 Statistics::62P Applications
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Sumario:The GS-distribution is a family of distributions that provide an accurate representation of any unimodal univariate continuous distribution. In this contribution we explore the utility of this family as a general model in survival analysis. We show that the survival function based on the GS-distribution is able to provide a model for univariate survival data and that appropriate estimates can be obtained. We develop some hypotheses tests that can be used for checking the underlying survival model and for comparing the survival of different groups.