Statistical methods for the analysis of left-censored variables [Statistische Analysemethoden für linkszensierte Variablen und Beobachtungen mit Werten unterhalb einer Bestimmungs- oder Nachweisgrenze]

Statistical methods for the analysis of left-censored variables [Statistische Analysemethoden für linkszensierte Variablen und Beobachtungen mit Werten unterhalb einer Bestimmungs- oder Nachweisgrenze]

[english] In some applications statisticians are confronted with values which are reported to be below a limit of detection or quantitation. These left-censored variables are a challenge in the statistical analysis. In a simulation study, we compare different methods to deal with this type of data i...

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Main Authors: Pesch, Beate, Brüning, Thomas, Lehnert, Martin, Gawrych, Katarzyna, Kendzia, Benjamin, Lotz, Anne
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2013-03-01
Series:GMS Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
Subjects:
left-censored variables
limit of detection
multiple imputation
Tobit regression
occupational exposure
welding
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/mibe/2013-9/mibe000133.shtml

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