Maximum likelihood estimation for semiparametric transformation models with interval-censored data

• Published in: Biometrika Vol. 103; no. 2; p. 253
• Main Authors: Zeng, Donglin, Mao, Lu, Lin, D Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Interval censoring; Current-status data; Proportional odds; Nonparametric likelihood; Time-dependent covariate; Linear transformation model; Semiparametric efficiency; Proportional hazards; EM algorithm

Interval censoring arises frequently in clinical, epidemiological, financial and sociological studies, where the event or failure of interest is known only to occur within an interval induced by periodic monitoring. We formulate the effects of potentially time-dependent covariates on the interval-ce...