Parametric and Semiparametric Models with Applications to Reliability, Survival Analysis, and Quality of Life

Parametric and semiparametric models are tools with a wide range of applications to reliability, survival analysis, and quality of life. This self-contained volume examines these tools in survey articles written by experts currently working on the development and evaluation of models and methods. While a number of chapters deal with general theory, several explore more specific connections and recent results in "real-world" reliability theory, survival analysis, and related fields. Specific topics covered include:

* cancer prognosis using survival forests

* short-term health problems related to air pollution: analysis using semiparametric generalized additive models

* semiparametric models in the studies of aging and longevity

This book will be of use as a reference text for general statisticians, theoreticians, graduate students, reliability engineers, health researchers, and biostatisticians working in applied probability and statistics.

Author: M. S. Nikulin
Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: 10/23/2012
Pages: 555
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.26lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.21d
ISBN: 9781461264910

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