Robbins (1968) considered the problem of estimating the total probability of the unobserved outcomes of an experiment. In this paper we suggest an estimator, based on n trials, and show that under ...

Several methods of estimating the ascertainment probability from the distribution of the number of ascertainments per proband have been presented in the literature. Here these methods are compared.

Even small probabilities of infection for individuals compound to large probabilities for a large number of people. Carnival needs low risk passengers and screening to be near 100% effective to reduce ...

Kernel density estimation (KDE) and nonparametric methods form a cornerstone of contemporary statistical analysis. Unlike parametric approaches that assume a specific functional form for the ...

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Background: The latest update of the BIG 1-98 study (74 months) applied IPCW to estimate treatment effect in the presence of selective crossover (25% of TAM pts). The IPCW hazard ratio for overall ...