Nonparametric Methods for Estimating Recruit Survival with Cross-Sectional Data.

Abstract

A survey of nonparametric methods (methods which make no distributional assumptions about the data) for survival curve estimation is presented. This is provided as background to the discussion of the Cox regression model, which can be applied to cross-sectional data. The Cox model is then compared to probit analysis on the 1973 recruit cohort of four-year obligors. Evidence is presented to show that the Cox model can be useful for estimating recruit survival from cross-sectional data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA079418

Entities

People

  • Philip M. Lurie

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programs
  • Databases
  • Distribution Functions
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Factor Analysis
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Education
  • Normal Distribution
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Security
  • Virginia

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Statistical inference.