| Literature DB >> 12933598 |
Niels Keiding1, Kajsa Kvist, Helle Hartvig, Mads Tvede, Svend Juul.
Abstract
A new design for estimating the distribution of time to pregnancy is proposed and investigated. The design is based on recording current durations in a cross-sectional sample of women, leading to statistical problems similar to estimating renewal time distributions from backward recurrence times. Non-parametric estimation is studied in some detail and a parametric approach is indicated. The results are illustrated on Monte Carlo simulations and on data from a recent European collaborative study. The role and applicability of this approach is discussed.Entities:
Year: 2002 PMID: 12933598 DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/3.4.565
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biostatistics ISSN: 1465-4644 Impact factor: 5.899