A NEW METHOD FOR ESTIMATING LIFE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INCOMPLETE DATA
We construct a new estimator for a continuous life distribution from incomplete data, the Piecewise Exponential Estimator (PEXE). === To date the principal method of nonparametric estimation from incomplete data is the Product-Limit Estimator (PLE) introduced by Kaplan and Meier {J. Amer. Statist. A...
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