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Equivalence between the Dependent Right Censorship Model and the Independent Right Censorship Model
Department of Mathematical Sciences, SUNY, Binghamton, USA
Department of Mathematics, University of Mississippi, Oxford, USA
- 1 Department of Mathematical Sciences, SUNY, Binghamton, USA
- 2 Department of Mathematics, University of Mississippi, Oxford, USA
Open Journal of Statistics·Volume 06 (2016)·Pages 209–219·Published 12 April 2016·DOI10.4236/ojs.2016.62018
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Abstract
Yu <i>et al</i>. (2012) considered a certain dependent right censorship model. We show that this model is equivalent to the independent right censorship model, extending a result with continuity restriction in Williams and Lagakos (1977). Then the asymptotic normality of the product limit estimator under the dependent right censorship model follows from the existing results in the literature under the independent right censorship model, and thus partially solves an open problem in the literature.
KeywordsConstant-Sum ModelsRight-CensoringDependent CensoringNecessary and Sufficient Condition
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