A Censored Data Histogram

A histogram is an important tool for exploratory data analysis. No matter what the ultimate analysis of a given set of data, it is always important to plot the data. However, when data are censored, this becomes problematic. This article presents a method for constructing a histogram for censored da...

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Published in:Communications in statistics. Simulation and computation 2005-02, Vol.34 (1), p.113-120
Main Author: Huzurbazar, Aparna V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Exact sciences and technology
Exploratory data analysis
Mathematics
Multivariate analysis
Numerical analysis
Numerical analysis. Scientific computation
Numerical methods in probability and statistics
Parametric modeling
Primary 62N01
Probability and statistics
Sciences and techniques of general use
Secondary 62-09
Statistics
Survivor function
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Summary:A histogram is an important tool for exploratory data analysis. No matter what the ultimate analysis of a given set of data, it is always important to plot the data. However, when data are censored, this becomes problematic. This article presents a method for constructing a histogram for censored data using the Kaplan-Meier survivor function. The method is intended to be a practical, easy-to-use data analytic tool that provides a censored data histogram for the user. Program code for constructing such a censored data histogram is provided on the author's website. 1 www.stat.unm.edu/ aparna/cdh.html
ISSN:0361-0918
1532-4141
DOI:10.1081/SAC-200047089