title: Weibull regression for lifetimes measured with error.
abstract: Models are considered in which 'true' lifetimes are generated by a Weibull regression model and measured lifetimes are determined from the true times by certain measurement error models. Adjusted estimators are obtained under one parametric specification. The bias properties of these estimators and standard estimators are compared both theoretically, using small measurement error asymptotics, and by simulation. The standard estimators of regression coefficients, other than the intercept, are bias-robust. The adjusted estimator of the shape parameter removes the bias of the standard estimator.
authors.affiliation: University of Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Humphreys
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008136:Longevity; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D012044:Regression Analysis; D016019:Survival Analysis