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Asymptotically optimal estimation of smooth functionals for interval censoring, part 1

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  • R. B. Geskus
  • P. Groeneboorn

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Estimation in the interval censoring model is considered. A class of smooth functionals is introduced, of which the mean is an example. The asymptotic information lower bound for such functionals can be represented as an inner product of two functions. In case 1, i.e. one observation time per unobservable event time, both functions can be given explicitly. We mainly consider case 2, with two observation times for each unobservable event time, in the situation that the observation times can not become arbitrarily close to each other. For case 2, one of the functions in the inner product can only be given implicitly as solution to a Fredholm integral equation. We study properties of this solution and, in a sequel to this paper, prove that the nonparametric maximum likelihood estimator of the functional asymptotically reaches the information lower bound.

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  • R. B. Geskus & P. Groeneboorn, 1996. "Asymptotically optimal estimation of smooth functionals for interval censoring, part 1," Statistica Neerlandica, Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research, vol. 50(1), pages 69-88, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:stanee:v:50:y:1996:i:1:p:69-88
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9574.1996.tb01481.x
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