A Bayes method for a monotone hazard rate via S-paths

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dc.creatorHo, Man-Wai
dc.date2005-02-21
dc.date2006-07-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:06:43Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:06:43Z
dc.descriptionA class of random hazard rates, which is defined as a mixture of an indicator kernel convolved with a completely random measure, is of interest. We provide an explicit characterization of the posterior distribution of this mixture hazard rate model via a finite mixture of S-paths. A closed and tractable Bayes estimator for the hazard rate is derived to be a finite sum over S-paths. The path characterization or the estimator is proved to be a Rao--Blackwellization of an existing partition characterization or partition-sum estimator. This accentuates the importance of S-paths in Bayesian modeling of monotone hazard rates. An efficient Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method is proposed to approximate this class of estimates. It is shown that S-path characterization also exists in modeling with covariates by a proportional hazard model, and the proposed algorithm again applies. Numerical results of the method are given to demonstrate its practicality and effectiveness.
dc.descriptionPublished at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/009053606000000047 in the Annals of Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aos/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0502432
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0502432
dc.identifierAnnals of Statistics 2006, Vol. 34, No. 2, 820-836
dc.identifierdoi:10.1214/009053606000000047
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/130701
dc.subjectStatistics Theory
dc.subject62G05 (Primary) 62F15 (Secondary)
dc.titleA Bayes method for a monotone hazard rate via S-paths
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