Maximization of the marginal likelihood of grouped survival data
分组生存数据边际似然的最大化
Grouped failure time data occur in studies where subjects are monitored periodically to determine whether failure has occurred in the intervening interval. Here the model under consideration is Cox's (1972, 1975) proportional hazards model, but the commonly used method of partial likelihood needs modification with grouped data due to a potentially large number of ties. This paper demonstrates how the Monte Carlo em algorithm (Wei & Tanner, 1990) can be used on grouped data…