An analytical approach on cure rate estimation based on uncensored data

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 548-552

  Uddin, M T ^a   Islam, M N ^a   Ibrahim, Q I U ^a  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Cure model; Cure rate; Maximum likelihood method; Parametric model; Survival function; Uncensored data

Indexed keywords

CURE MODELS; CURE RATE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHODS; PARAMETRIC MODELING; SURVIVAL FUNCTION; UNCENSORED DATA;

ESTIMATION;

CURING;

EID: 33646248089     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.548.552     Document Type: Article

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