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Novel Computational Methods For Censored Data And Regression, Yifan Yang
Novel Computational Methods For Censored Data And Regression, Yifan Yang
Theses and Dissertations--Statistics
This dissertation can be divided into three topics. In the first topic, we derived a recursive algorithm for the constrained Kaplan-Meier estimator, which promotes the computation speed up to fifty times compared to the current method that uses EM algorithm. We also showed how this leads to the vast improvement of empirical likelihood analysis with right censored data. After a brief review of regularized regressions, we investigated the computational problems in the parametric/non-parametric hybrid accelerated failure time models and its regularization in a high dimensional setting. We also illustrated that, when the number of pieces increases, the discussed models are …
Empirical Likelihood And Differentiable Functionals, Zhiyuan Shen
Empirical Likelihood And Differentiable Functionals, Zhiyuan Shen
Theses and Dissertations--Statistics
Empirical likelihood (EL) is a recently developed nonparametric method of statistical inference. It has been shown by Owen (1988,1990) and many others that empirical likelihood ratio (ELR) method can be used to produce nice confidence intervals or regions. Owen (1988) shows that -2logELR converges to a chi-square distribution with one degree of freedom subject to a linear statistical functional in terms of distribution functions. However, a generalization of Owen's result to the right censored data setting is difficult since no explicit maximization can be obtained under constraint in terms of distribution functions. Pan and Zhou (2002), instead, study the …
Empirical Likelihood Confidence Band, Shihong Zhu
Empirical Likelihood Confidence Band, Shihong Zhu
Theses and Dissertations--Statistics
The confidence band represents an important measure of uncertainty associated with a functional estimator and empirical likelihood method has been proved to be a viable approach to constructing confidence bands in many cases. Using the empirical likelihood ratio principle, this dissertation developed simultaneous confidence bands for many functions of fundamental importance in survival analysis, including the survival function, the difference and ratio of survival functions, the hazards ratio function, and other parameters involving residual lifetimes. Covariate adjustment was incorporated under the proportional hazards assumption. The proposed method can be very useful when, for example, an individualized survival function is desired …