Interval-censored data with misclassification : a Bayesian approach

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied statistics. - 1991. - 48(2021), 5 vom: 09., Seite 907-923
1. Verfasser: Pires, Magda Carvalho (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Colosimo, Enrico Antônio, Veloso, Guilherme Augusto, Ferreira, Raquel de Souza Borges
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of applied statistics
Schlagworte:Journal Article Bayesian inference interval-censored data misclassification survival analysis validation subsets
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Survival data involving silent events are often subject to interval censoring (the event is known to occur within a time interval) and classification errors if a test with no perfect sensitivity and specificity is applied. Considering the nature of this data plays an important role in estimating the time distribution until the occurrence of the event. In this context, we incorporate validation subsets into the parametric proportional hazard model, and show that this additional data, combined with Bayesian inference, compensate the lack of knowledge about test sensitivity and specificity improving the parameter estimates. The proposed model is evaluated through simulation studies, and Bayesian analysis is conducted within a Gibbs sampling procedure. The posterior estimates obtained under validation subset models present lower bias and standard deviation compared to the scenario with no validation subset or the model that assumes perfect sensitivity and specificity. Finally, we illustrate the usefulness of the new methodology with an analysis of real data about HIV acquisition in female sex workers that have been discussed in the literature
Beschreibung:Date Revised 16.07.2022
published: Electronic-eCollection
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:0266-4763
DOI:10.1080/02664763.2020.1753025