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Parametric assumptions equate to hidden observations: comparing the efficiency of nonparametric and parametric models for estimating time to AIDS or death in a cohort of HIV-positive women

BACKGROUND: When conducting a survival analysis, researchers might consider two broad classes of models: nonparametric models and parametric models. While nonparametric models are more flexible because they make few assumptions regarding the shape of the data distribution, parametric models are more...

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Autores principales: Rudolph, Jacqueline E., Cole, Stephen R., Edwards, Jessie K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6245810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30453971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0605-8