A truncation bias affects the observation of a pair of variables (X, Y), so that data are available only if Y ~<X. In such a situation, the nonparametric maximum likelihood estimator (NPMLE) of the distribution function of Y may have unpleasant features (Woodroofe, Ann. Statisr 13 (1985) 163-177). A
Estimating a distribution function with truncated data
β Scribed by Shuyuan He
- Publisher
- Institute of Applied Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Mathematical Society
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 763 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-9673
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