Predictive inference from two-parameter weibull model given a doubly censored sample of hepatocellular carcinoma of liver patients

Journal of Applied Statistical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-128

  Khan, Hafiz M R ^a   Albatineh, Ahmed ^a   Tesfa, Salem ^a   Jenkins, Nadine R ^b   Ahmed, Nasar U ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Doubly censored sample; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Predictive inference; Weibull model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876914172     PISSN: 10675817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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