Abstract
A random effect survival model with Box-Cox type relative risk function is proposed. It extends the model considered in McGilchrist (1993) by allowing the relative risk function to belong to a power family of transformations. This power family chooses the exponential relative risk function when the transformation parameter (k) tends to zero and the linear hazard when k equals one. Optimal value of k is obtained by maximizing an appropriate log-likelihood function. The proposed scheme is used to analyse two sets of multivariate failure time data. One data set confirms the choice of exponential relative risk function while the other concludes that the usual exponential specification is not optimal.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 57-66 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Computational Statistics and Data Analysis |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Mar 1999 |