Comparison of non-parametric methods for ungrouping coarsely aggregated data

Comparison of non-parametric methods for ungrouping coarsely aggregated data

Abstract Background Histograms are a common tool to estimate densities non-parametrically. They are extensively encountered in health sciences to summarize data in a compact format. Examples are age-specific distributions of death or onset of diseases grouped in 5-years age classes with an open-ende...

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Main Authors: Silvia Rizzi, Mikael Thinggaard, Gerda Engholm, Niels Christensen, Tom Børge Johannesen, James W. Vaupel, Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Aggregated count data
Ungrouping methods
Smoothing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0157-8

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