GofCens-package {GofCens}

Goodness-of-Fit Methods for Complete and Right-Censored Data.

Description

This package implements both graphical tools and goodness-of-fit tests for complete and right-censored data. It has implemented:

1. Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Cramér-von Mises, and Anderson-Darling tests, which use the empirical distribution function for complete data and are extended for right-censored data.

2. Generalized chi-squared-type test, which is based on the squared differences between observed and expected counts using random cells with right-censored data.

3. A series of graphical tools such as probability or cumulative hazard plots to guide the decision about the most suitable parametric model for the data.

Details

The GofCens package can be used to check the goodness of fit of the following 8 distributions. The list shows the parametrizations of the survival functions.

1. Exponential Distribution [Exp(\beta)]

   S(t)=e^{-\frac{t}{\beta}}

2. Weibull Distribution [Wei(\alpha,\,\beta)]

   S(t)=e^{-(\frac{t}{\beta})^\alpha}

3. Gumbel Distribution [Gum(\mu,\,\beta)]

   S(t)=1 - e^{-e^{-\frac{t-\mu}{\beta}}}

4. Log-Logistic Distribution [LLogis(\alpha, \beta)]

   S(t)=\frac{1}{1 + \left(\frac{t}{\beta}\right)^\alpha}

5. Logistic Distribution [Logis(\mu,\beta)]

   S(t)=\frac{e^{-\frac{t -\mu}{\beta}}}{1 + e^{-\frac{t - \mu}{\beta}}}

6. Log-Normal Distribution [LN(\mu,\beta)]

   S(t)=\int_{\frac{\log t - \mu}{\beta}}^\infty \!\frac{1}{\sqrt{2 \pi}}

7. Normal Distribution [N(\mu,\beta)]

   S(t)=\int_t^\infty \! \frac{1}{\beta\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-\frac{(x - \mu)^2}{2 \beta^2}} dx

8. 4-Param. Beta Distribution [Beta(\alpha, \gamma, a, b)]

   S(t)=1 - \frac{B_{(\alpha, \gamma, a, b)}(t)}{B(\alpha, \gamma)}

The list of the parameters of the theoretical distribution can be set manually using the argument params of each function. In that case, the correspondence is: \alpha is the shape value, \gamma is the shape2 value, \mu is the location value and \beta is the scale value.

Package:	GofCens
Type:	Package
Version:	0.98
Date:	2024-03-22
License:	GPL (>= 2)

Author(s)

Klaus Langohr, Mireia Besalú, Matilde Francisco, Guadalupe Gómez

Maintainer: Klaus Langohr <[e-mail]>