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Analysis of Competing Risks by Using Bayesian Smoothing
Author(s) -
Gasbarra Dario,
Karia S. R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.359
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1467-9469
pISSN - 0303-6898
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9469.00211
Subject(s) - bayesian probability , smoothing , mathematics , econometrics , conditional probability , hazard , set (abstract data type) , failure rate , statistics , computer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , programming language
We consider the competing risks set‐up. In many practical situations, the conditional probability of the cause of failure given the failure time is of direct interest. We propose to model the competing risks by the overall hazard rate and the conditional probabilities rather than the cause‐specific hazards. We adopt a Bayesian smoothing approach for both quantities of interest. Illustrations are given at the end.