Nonparametric predictive inference for competing risks

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-26

  Maturi, T A ^a   Coolen Schrijner, P ^a   Coolen, F P A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competing risks; Imprecise reliability; Lower and upper probabilities; Lower and upper survival functions; Nonparametric predictive inference; Progressive censoring; Right censored data

Indexed keywords

CENSORED DATA; COMPETING RISKS; LOWER AND UPPER PROBABILITIES; NONPARAMETRIC PREDICTIVE INFERENCE; SURVIVAL FUNCTION;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISKS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950663614     PISSN: 1748006X     EISSN: 17480078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/1748006XJRR263     Document Type: Article

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