• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.1117-1125
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• 2014

In a longitudinal study, subjects can experience same type of events repeatedly. Also, there may exist intermittent dropouts resulting in repeated observation gaps during which no recurrent events are observed. Furthermore, when such observation gaps have incomplete forms caused by the unknown termination times of observation gaps, ordinary approaches result in biased estimates. In this study, we investigate the effect of ignoring observation gaps and propose methods to overcome this problem. For estimating the distribution of unknown termination times, an interval-censored mechanism is applied and two cases are considered. Simulation studies are carried out to evaluate the performance of the proposed method. Conviction data of young drivers with several suspensions are analyzed to illustrate the suggested approach.

• 응용통계연구
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.1311-1327
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 종말 사건에 대한 정보는 주어져 있지만 중간 사건이 구간 중도절단되었거나 연구 기간 도중에 추적이 끊겨 중간 사건의 발생 유무를 모르는 준 경쟁 위험 자료에 다중상태모형을 적용하여 모수를 추정하는 방법을 제안하였다. 이를 위해 상태 간 전이 강도는 정규 프레일티를 랜덤효과로 가진 Cox 비례위험모형을 따른다고 가정하였다. 다섯 가지 상태를 가진 다중상태모형에서 가능한 여섯 가지 경로별로 조건부 우도를 정의하였고 주변 우도를 구하기 위해 조정 가우스 구적법을 적용하였으며 뉴튼-랩슨 방법으로 최적 해를 구하였다. 모수의 95% 신뢰구간 포함률을 통해 제안한 방법의 소표본 성질을 살펴보기 위해 모의실험을 수행하였으며, Persones $Ag{\acute{e}}es$ Quid(PAQUID) 자료 (Helmer 등, 2001)에 제안한 모형을 적용하고 그 결과를 해석하였다.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2014

It was recognized by some researchers that the disturbance variance in a censored regression model is frequently underestimated by the maximum likelihood method. This underestimation has implications for the estimation of marginal effects and asymptotic standard errors. For instance, the actual coverage probability of the confidence interval based on a maximum likelihood estimate can be significantly smaller than the nominal confidence level; consequently, a Bayesian estimation is considered to overcome this difficulty. The behaviors of the maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimators of disturbance variance are examined in a fixed effects panel regression model with a limited dependent variable, which is known to have the incidental parameter problem. Behavior under random effect assumption is also investigated.

• 응용통계연구
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.737-746
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• 2013

Tobin (1958)에 의해 처음 소개된 절단 회귀모형에서 베이지안 추정은 최대가능도 추정보다 실제값에 가까운 것으로 알려져 있으나 베이지안 방법론이 구간추정 문제에 있어서도 성공적으로 작동할 수 있을 지에 대해서는 알려진 바가 없다. 일반적으로 베이지안 방법론에서 사전분포는 분석자의 사전정보를 반영하기 때문에 주관적인 분석이 될 수 밖에 없는데, 이렇게 주관적인 분석에서는 빈도학파들이 요구하는 기준을 따르기 어렵다. 그러나 무정보사전분포는 때때로 빈도학파적 특성을 갖는 베이지안 추론을 가능하게 한다. 본 연구에서는 절단 회귀모형에서 무정보사전분포에 의한 베이지안 신뢰구간의 빈도학파적 특성을 살펴보고 최대가능도 추정 신뢰구간과 포함확률을 비교한다. 이를 통해 최대가능도 추정의 표준오차가 과소 추정되고 있음 밝힌다.

• 응용통계연구
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.595-606
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• 2009

이중구간중도절단된 자료의 생존함수를 비교하기 위한 두 검정법을 소개하고 한국인 암 예방연구 (Jee 등, 2005) 자료에 적용하여 당뇨병 잠복시간의 분포를 성별과 연령에 따라 비교하였다. Kim 등 (2006)의 검정법을 이중구간중도절단된 자료로 확장한 검정법은 위험집합의 크기에만 의존하는 가중값을 사용하기 때문에 대용량 자료의 분석에서 Sun (2006)의 검정법보다 계산 시간을 대폭 줄일 수 있으며, 이산형 생존자료뿐만 아니라 연속형 생존자료에도 적용가능한 장점이 있다. 당뇨병의 잠복시간이 성별에 따라 매우 유의하게 달랐으며 여자의 잠복시간이 남자보다 긴 것으로 나타났다. 4개 연령그룹 간 당뇨병의 잠복시간도 성별에 관계 없이 매우 유의하게 달랐으며 여자의 경우가 남자의 경우보다 그 차이가 훨씬 더 유의했다. 한편, 소표본 모의실험을 통해 제안한 검정법과 Sun (2006)의 검정법의 검정력을 비교하였으며 제안한 검정법의 검정력이 Sun (2006)의 검정법보다 더 좋은 것으로 나타났다.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.79-87
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• 1997

In this paper, we obtain maximum likelihood estimator(MLE) of a parallel system reliability for the Marshall and Olkin's bivariate exponential model with birariate type 1 consored data. The asymptotic normal distribution of the estimator is obtained. Also we construct an a, pp.oximate confidence interval for the reliability based on MLE. We present a numerical study for obtaining MLE and a, pp.oximate confidence interval of the reliability.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2004

In this paper, we calculate the premium rate of reliability insurance policy for wiper motors under the assumption of Weibull physics of failure. We also describe the performance factors which have an effect on failure characteristics of wiper motors. The maximum likelihood estimates of shape parameter and scale parameter are obtained by using interval censored real data of sample sizes 6 using MINITAB.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.605-625
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• 2017

This paper presents proportional odds cure models to allow spatial correlations by including spatial frailty in the interval censored data setting. Parametric cure rate models with independent and dependent spatial frailties are proposed and compared. Our approach enables different underlying activation mechanisms that lead to the event of interest; in addition, the number of competing causes which may be responsible for the occurrence of the event of interest follows a Geometric distribution. Markov chain Monte Carlo method is used in a Bayesian framework for inferential purposes. For model comparison some Bayesian criteria were used. An influence diagnostic analysis was conducted to detect possible influential or extreme observations that may cause distortions on the results of the analysis. Finally, the proposed models are applied for the analysis of a real data set on smoking cessation. The results of the application show that the parametric cure model with frailties under the first activation scheme has better findings.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.29-41
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• 2017

The estimation problem of expected time to failure of units is studied in a discrete set up. A simple step-stress accelerated life testing is considered with a Type-I censored sample from geometric distribution that is a commonly used distribution to model the lifetime of a device in discrete case. Maximum likelihood estimators as well as the associated distributions are derived. Exact, approximate and bootstrap approaches construct confidence intervals that are compared via a simulation study. Optimal confidence intervals are suggested in view of the expected width and coverage probability criteria. An illustrative example is also presented to explain the results of the paper. Finally, some conclusions are stated.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.131-148
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• 2019

Constant stress partially accelerated life tests are studied according to exponentiated Weibull distribution. Grounded on multiple censoring, the maximum likelihood estimators are determined in connection with unknown distribution parameters and accelerated factor. The confidence intervals of the unknown parameters and acceleration factor are constructed for large sample size. However, it is not possible to obtain the Bayes estimates in plain form, so we apply a Markov chain Monte Carlo method to deal with this issue, which permits us to create a credible interval of the associated parameters. Finally, based on constant stress partially accelerated life tests scheme with exponentiated Weibull distribution under multiple censoring, the illustrative example and the simulation results are used to investigate the maximum likelihood, and Bayesian estimates of the unknown parameters.