A review and critique of some models used in competing risk analysis.
We have introduced a notation which allows one to define competing risk models easily and to examine underlying assumptions. We have treated the actuarial model for competing risk in detail, comparing it with other models and giving useful variance formulae both for the case when times of death are available and for the case when they are not. The generality of these methods is illustrated by an example treating two dependent competing risks.
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009026:Mortality