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> Dear All
>
> There will be another seminar on Friday, February 16th,
> at 14:00, in Room A2002. This is at short notice given
> the re-arrangement of Professor Jupp's seminar on
> Quantum Information. We are very pleased to announce
> this seminar.
>
> On Positive Stable Frailty
>
> Dr. Milica Blagojevic.
> Keele University, England, UK
> February 16th (Friday), 14:00, Room A2002.
>
> Abstract
>
> The most common finite variance frailty distributions used in literature
> are the gamma and log-normal. However, within the PH framework, there
> is a
> problem with using these frailty specifications because they do not allow
> the PH model to hold unconditionally. It has previously been showed that
> the use of infinite variance positive stable frailty distribution
> resolves
> this problem as well as allowing for a higher degree of heterogeneity
> among individuals than would be possible using finite-variance frailty
> distributions. Various authors have considered positive stable frailty
> distribution however always under the assumption that the basic hazard is
> of a PH nature. We place focus on the development of a novel frailty
> model
> based on the non-PH CTDL hazard. Developments are made in the Bayesian
> framework for the shared frailty scenario.
>
> Tea at 1:45
>
> All welcome!
>
> Best
>
> Gilbert
> .
>
>
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Prof. Gilbert MacKenzie
Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics,
University of Limerick,
Limerick
Ireland
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