Analytical bootstrap methods for censored data

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-141

  Hutson, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kaplan Meier estimator; Monte Carlo resampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346295562     PISSN: 11739126     EISSN: 15327612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1173912602000081     Document Type: Article

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