Consistency of nonparametric maximum likelihood estimation of a distribution function based on doubly interval-censored failure time data

Hong-Bin Fang and Jianguo Sun

Statistics & Probability Letters, 2001, vol. 55, issue 3, 311-318

Abstract: We study the nonparametric maximum likelihood estimation of a failure time distribution function based on doubly interval-censored data. A self-consistent equation is derived for the estimator. Furthermore, the strong consistency of the estimator is established.

Keywords: Consistency; Doubly; interval-censored; data; Nonparametric; maximum; likelihood; estimation; Self-consistent; estimator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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