caa a22 4500 477092349 CHVBK 20180405111518.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02589177 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02589177 A Bayesian nonparametric estimator based on left censored data [Elektronische Daten] [Stephen Walker, Pietro Muliere] Summary: This paper introduces a Bayesian nonparametric estimator for an unknown distribution function based on left censored observations. Hjort (1990)/Lo (1993) introduced Bayesian nonparametric estimators derived from beta/beta-neutral processes which allow for right censoring. These processes are taken as priors from the class ofneutral to the right processes (Doksum, 1974). The Kaplan-Meier nonparametric product limit estimator can be obtained from these Bayesian nonparametric estimators in the limiting case of a vague prior. The present paper introduces what can be seen as the correspondingleft beta/beta-neutral process prior which allow for left censoring. The Bayesian nonparametyric estimator is obtained as in the corresponding product limit estimator based on left censored data. Società Italiana di Statistica, 1996 Beta-neutral process nationallicence Dirichlet, process nationallicence Neutral to the left process nationallicence Neutral to the right process nationallicence Product limit estimator nationallicence Walker Stephen Imperial College, London, UK aut Muliere Pietro Dipartimento di Economica Politica e Metodi Quantitativi, Università di Pavia, Via S. Felice, 27100, Pavia, Italy aut Journal of the Italian Statistical Society Springer-Verlag 5/2(1996-08-01), 285-295 1121-9130 5:2<285 1996 5 10260 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589177 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589177 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Walker Stephen Imperial College, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Muliere Pietro Dipartimento di Economica Politica e Metodi Quantitativi, Università di Pavia, Via S. Felice, 27100, Pavia, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of the Italian Statistical Society Springer-Verlag 5/2(1996-08-01), 285-295 1121-9130 5:2<285 1996 5 10260 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer