LIN3df {survivalREC}

Lin's estimator for three gap times distribution function.

Description

Provides estimates for three gap times distribution function based on the extension the Lin's estimator.

Usage

LIN3df(object, x, y, z)

Arguments

object

An object of class multidf.

x

The first time for obtaining estimates for the triviate distribution function.

y

The second time for obtaining estimates for the triviate distribution function.

z

The third time for obtaining estimates for the triviate distribution function.

Value

Vector with the Lin's estimates for three gapes times distribution function.

Author(s)

Gustavo Soutinho and Luis Meira-Machado

References

Lin, D. Y., Sun, W. and Ying, Z. (1999). Nonparametric estimation of the gap time distributions for serial events with censored data, Biometrika 86, 59-70.

See Also

LDM3df, KMW3df and WCH3df.

Examples

data("bladder5state")
b4state<-multidf(gap1=bladder5state$y1, event1=bladder4state$d1, 
                 gap2=bladder5state$y2, event2=bladder4state$d2,
                 gap3=bladder5state$y3, status=bladder4state$d3)
                 
head(b4state)[[1]]

LIN3df(b4state, x=13, y=20, z=40)

b4<-multidf(gap1=bladder4$t1, event1=bladder4$d1, 
            gap2=bladder4$t2-bladder4$t1, event2=bladder4$d2,
            gap3=bladder4$t3-bladder4$t2, status=bladder4state$d3)

LIN3df(b4, x=13, y=20, z=40)