Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics
A modified Kaplan-Meier estimator for a model of mixtures with varying concentrations
R. E. Maĭboroda, V. G. Khizanov
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Abstract: A modified Kaplan-Meier estimator for the distribution of components of a mixture with varying concentrations is constructed from censored data. The consistency of the estimators in the uniform norm is proved and the upper bound for the rate of convergence is derived.
Keywords: Kaplan-Meier estimator, models of mixtures with varying concentrations, consistency, censoring
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