Simulation Procedure in Periodic Cancer Screening Trials

• Published in: Journal of modern applied statistical methods Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 522
• Main Authors: Wu, Dongfeng, Wu, Xiaoqin, Banicescu, Ioana, Cariño, Ricolindo L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2005

A general simulation procedure is described to validate model fitting algorithms for complex likelihood functions that are utilized in periodic cancer screening trials. Although screening programs have existed for a few decades, there are still many unsolved problems, such as how age or hormone affe...