Robust Regression Analysis of Longitudinal Data under Censoring

Authors

  • Somnath Datta Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17713/ajs.v46i3-4.666

Abstract

We consider regression analysis of longitudinal data when the temporal correlation is modeled by an autoregressive process. Robust R estimators of regression and autoregressive parameters are obtained. Our estimators are valid under censoring caused by detection limits. Efficient computation of the estimators is discussed. Theoretical and simulation studies of the estimators are presented. We analyze a real data set on air pollution using our methodology.

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Published

2017-04-12

How to Cite

Datta, S. (2017). Robust Regression Analysis of Longitudinal Data under Censoring. Austrian Journal of Statistics, 46(3-4), 3–11. https://doi.org/10.17713/ajs.v46i3-4.666