Parametric survival densities from phase-type models

DOI10.1007/s10985-013-9278-0zbMath1357.62307WikidataQ87288022 ScholiaQ87288022MaRDI QIDQ509841

Eric V. Slud, Jiraphan Suntornchost

Publication date: 21 February 2017

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10985-013-9278-0

zbMATH Keywords

EM algorithm; Markov chain; maximum likelihood; latent class model; right-censored survival data; transition intensity; flowgraph model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62H30: Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects)

62P10: Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis

62G05: Nonparametric estimation

62N01: Censored data models

62N05: Reliability and life testing

Uses Software

• R
• PhFit
• actuar
• Kpc-toolbox