Abstract
We construct a new estimator for a continuous life distribution from incomplete data, the Piecewise Exponential Estimator (PEXE). We show that the PEXE is strongly consistent under a mild restriction on the distribution of the censoring random variables (possibly non-identical and non-continuous). Then we consider the Product Limit Estimator (PLE), introduced by Kaplan and Meier (1958). We prove the strong consistency of the PLE under a mild regularity condition on the distributions of the censoring random variables. This result extends previous ones obtained by various researchers. Finally we compare the new PEXE and traditional PLE.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 241-256 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Statistics and Risk Modeling |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1983 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Research supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, AFSC,
Keywords
- Piecewise Exponential Estimator Product Limit Estimator
- estimating life distributions censoring random variables strong consistency
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Modeling and Simulation
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty