Multiplicative bias correction in kernel hazard estimation

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 541-553

  Nielsen, Jens Perch ^a  

^a PFA Pension   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bias reduction; Counting process theory; Kernel estimation; Predictability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032363542     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9469.00119     Document Type: Article

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