Estimation of Survival Functions Under Uniform Stochastic Ordering
一致随机序约束下的生存函数估计
If S and T are survival functions for two life distributions, then S is said to be uniformly stochastically smaller than T, denoted by S ≪ T, if θ(x) ≡ S(x)/T(x) is nonincreasing in x on {x: T(x) > 0}. This ordering is transitive. Uniform stochastic ordering (USO) has found important applications in nonparametric accelerated life testing, among other areas. It has been shown that the nonparametric maximum likelihood estimator (NPMLE) of S under USO when T is known is…