Bayesian analysis of survival data using the Rayleigh model and linex loss

South African Statistical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-42

  Mostert, P J ^a   Bekker, A ^b   Roux, J J J ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asymmetric linex loss function; Bayes estimation; Cancer patients; Censoring; Conjugate prior; F distribution; Future observation; Gamma distribution; Hazard function; Inverted gamma distribution; Mean survival time; Non informative prior; Rayleigh distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444467772     PISSN: 0038271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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