A Bayesian chi-squared goodness-of-fit test for censored data models

Biometrics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 426-434

  Cao, Jing ^a   Moosman, Ann ^b   Johnson, Valen E ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian model diagnostic; Censored data model; Goodness of fit; Noncentrality parameter; Pivotal quantity

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MARKOV PROCESSES; SPACE SHUTTLES; STATISTICS;

BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN MODEL DIAGNOSTIC; BAYESIAN MODELLING; CENSORED DATA; CENSORED DATA MODEL; GOODNESS OF FIT; MODEL DIAGNOSTICS; NONCENTRALITY PARAMETER; PIVOTAL QUANTITY; TEST STATISTICS;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERROR ANALYSIS; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SPACE SHUTTLE; SURVIVAL;

BAYES THEOREM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OBSERVATION; PROCEDURES; SPACE FLIGHT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BAYES THEOREM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OBSERVATION; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 77953012486     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2009.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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