Nonparametric survival analysis

Statistical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 615-623

  Akritas, Michael G ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analysis of covariance; Analysis of variance; Censored data; Dependent data; k sample problem; Product limit estimator

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844448000     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/088342304000000530     Document Type: Article

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