EM Algorithm-Based Likelihood Estimation for Some Cure Rate Models

• Published in: Journal of statistical theory and practice Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 698 - 724
• Main Authors: Balakrishnan, N., Pal, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2012; Springer International Publishing
• Subjects: Asymptotic variances; Conway-Maxwell Poisson (COM-Poisson) distribution; Cure rate models; EM algorithm; Exponential distribution; Lifetime data; Mathematics and Statistics; Maximum likelihood estimators; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Profile likelihood; Statistical Theory and Methods; Statistics; Profile likelihood; 62P10; Conway-Maxwell Poisson (COM-Poisson) distribution; Exponential distribution; 62N02; Maximum likelihood estimators; Cure rate models; Lifetime data; EM algorithm; Asymptotic variances

In the recent work of Rodrigues et al. (2009) , a flexible cure rate survival model was developed by assuming the number of competing causes of the event of interest to follow the Conway-Maxwell Poisson distribution. This model includes as special cases some of the well-known cure rate models discus...