Mathematics – Statistics Theory
Scientific paper
2006-06-08
Mathematics
Statistics Theory
Scientific paper
We consider a model where the failure hazard function, conditional on a covariate $Z$ is given by $R(t,\theta^0|Z)=\eta\_{\gamma^0}(t)f\_{\beta^0}(Z)$, with $\theta^0=(\beta^0,\gamma^0)^\top\in \mathbb{R}^{m+p}$. The baseline hazard function $\eta\_{\gamma^0}$ and relative risk $f\_{\beta^0}$ belong both to parametric families. The covariate $Z$ is measured through the error model $U=Z+\epsilon$ where $\epsilon$ is independent from $Z$, with known density $f\_\epsilon$. We observe a $n$-sample $(X\_i, D\_i, U\_i)$, $i=1,...,n$, where $X\_i$ is the minimum between the failure time and the censoring time, and $D\_i$ is the censoring indicator. We aim at estimating $\theta^0$ in presence of the unknown density $g$. Our estimation procedure based on least squares criterion provide two estimators. The first one minimizes an estimation of the least squares criterion where $g$ is estimated by density deconvolution. Its rate depends on the smoothnesses of $f\_\epsilon$ and $f\_\beta(z)$ as a function of $z$,. We derive sufficient conditions that ensure the $\sqrt{n}$-consistency. The second estimator is constructed under conditions ensuring that the least squares criterion can be directly estimated with the parametric rate. These estimators, deeply studied through examples are in particular $\sqrt{n}$-consistent and asymptotically Gaussian in the Cox model and in the excess risk model, whatever is $f\_\epsilon$.
Martin-Magniette Marie-Laure
Taupin Marie-Luce
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