A nonparametric approach to a survival study with surrogate endpoints

Biometrics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 662-672

  Walker, Stephen ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bernoulli distribution; Exchangeable process; Nonparametric estimator; Reinforced random walks; Surrogate endpoint; Survival time

Indexed keywords

REINFORCEMENT;

BERNOULLI DISTRIBUTIONS; EXCHANGEABLE PROCESS; FOLLOW UP; JOINT DISTRIBUTIONS; NONPARAMETRIC APPROACHES; NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATORS; RANDOM WALK; REINFORCED RANDOM WALK; SURROGATE ENDPOINT; SURVIVAL TIME;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0031744452     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3109772     Document Type: Article

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