Bootstrapping survival times in stochastic systems by using saddlepoint approximations

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B: Statistical Methodology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-49

  Butler, Ronald W ^a   Bronson, Douglas A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Cofactor rule; Saddlepoint approximation; Semi Markov process; System

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036420806     PISSN: 13697412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9868.00323     Document Type: Article

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