Two-sample nonparametric likelihood inference based on incomplete data with an application to a pneumonia study

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-361

  Vexler, Albert ^a   Yu, Jihnhee ^a   Tian, Lili ^a   Liu, Shuling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical likelihood; Incomplete data; Nonparametric inference; Pneumonia study; Two group comparison

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS;

EMPIRICAL LIKELIHOOD; INCOMPLETE DATA; NONPARAMETRIC INFERENCE; NONPARAMETRICS; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; PNEUMONIA STUDY; PULMONARY INFECTIONS; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS; THRESHOLD-VALUE; TWO GROUP COMPARISON;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PNEUMONIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954519329     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200900131     Document Type: Article

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