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Penalized estimation in parametric frailty model.

Marwan H Ahelali¹, Osama Abdulaziz Alamri², Anu Sirohi³

¹Department of Statistic, University of Tabuk, Tabuk-71491, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

|September 3, 2024

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This study introduces a new penalized estimation method for frailty models to address unstable parameters caused by collinearity. The proposed estimator improves the analysis of time-to-event data, including infant mortality in India.

Keywords:

Collinearity Frailty model Infant mortality Principal component estimator Ridge estimator

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Biostatistics
Survival Analysis

Background:

Frailty models analyze time-to-event data influenced by unobserved heterogeneity.
Collinearity in frailty models leads to unreliable parameter estimates.
Addressing parameter instability is crucial for accurate survival data analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a penalized estimation method for frailty models to overcome collinearity issues.
To propose a novel estimator by extending ridge and principal component regression techniques.
To evaluate the performance of the new estimator and apply it to real-world data.

Main Methods:

Proposed a penalized estimator for frailty models, integrating ridge and principal component concepts.
Conducted simulation studies to assess the estimator's performance under collinearity.
Applied the developed technique to National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data.

Main Results:

The proposed estimator demonstrated improved stability and performance in the presence of collinearity.
Simulation results validated the effectiveness of the new penalized estimation technique.
The application to NFHS data provided insights into factors affecting infant mortality in India.

Conclusions:

The novel penalized estimator offers a robust solution for frailty models with collinear predictors.
This method enhances the reliability of parameter estimation in survival analysis.
The study highlights the utility of advanced statistical modeling for public health issues like infant mortality.