Modeling low birth weights using threshold regression: Results for U. S. birth data

DOI10.1007/s10985-006-9032-yzbMath1162.62439OpenAlexW2034713917WikidataQ31098917 ScholiaQ31098917MaRDI QIDQ1019462

Yi Su, George A. Whitmore

Publication date: 2 June 2009

Published in: Lifetime Data Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10985-006-9032-y

zbMATH Keywords

Statistical inferenceCompeting risksSubsamplingModel checkingCovariatesFirst hitting timeBayes analysisMixture model\(z\)-scoreBirth dataBirth weightFetal developmentGestational ageHealth statisticsInverse Gaussian distributionLow birth weightPremature birthPreterm birthStatistical modelThreshold regressionWiener stochastic process

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis (62P10) Inference from stochastic processes (62M99) Applications of Brownian motions and diffusion theory (population genetics, absorption problems, etc.) (60J70)

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