Estimation of the average survival function using a censored data regression model

Lifetime Data Anal. 2000 Mar;6(1):73-84. doi: 10.1023/a:1009618118421.

Abstract

In the presence of covariates information, assuming the linear relationship between a transformation of survival time and covariates, we propose a new estimator of survival function and show its consistency. In addition, a comparison of the proposed estimator with the product-limit estimator introduced by Kaplan and Meier (1958) is performed through Monte Carlo simulation studies. We illustrate the proposed estimator with the updated Stanford heart transplant data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biometry
  • Heart Transplantation / mortality
  • Humans
  • Linear Models*
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Survival Analysis*