The log-beta Weibull regression model with application to predict recurrence of prostate cancer

Statistical Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-132

  Ortega, Edwin M M ^a   Cordeiro, Gauss M ^b   Kattan, Michael W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta Weibull distribution; Censored data; Log beta Weibull distribution; Log Weibull regression model; Survival function

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872662023     PISSN: 09325026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00362-011-0414-1     Document Type: Article

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