The semi-parametric approach to the analysis of proportional hazards survival data
is relatively new, having been initiated in 1972 by Sir David Cox, who restricted its use
to hypothesis tests and confidence intervals ...
This thesis consists of three papers which investigate marginal models,
nonparametric approaches, generalized mixed effects models and variance
components estimation in longitudinal data analysis.
In the first paper, ...
Murtaugh, Paul A.; Emerson, Sarah C.; McEvoy, Peter B.; Higgs, Kimberley M.(The Statistical Analysis of Insect Phenology, 2012-04)
Weintroduce two simple methods for the statistical comparison of the temporal pattern
of life-cycle events between two populations. The methods are based on a translation of stagefrequency
data into individual Ôtimes i ...
