Nonparametric estimation of accelerated failure-time models with unobservable confounders and random censoring. (English) Zbl 1493.62201
Summary: We consider nonparametric estimation of an accelerated failure-time model when the response variable is randomly censored on the right, and regressors are not mean independent of the error component. This dependence can arise, for instance, because of measurement error. We achieve identification and conduct estimation using a vector of instrumental variables. Censoring is independent of the response variable given the instruments. We consider settings in which regressors are continuously distributed. However, the instruments may or may not be continuous, and we show how various independence restrictions allow us to identify and estimate the unknown function of interest depending on the nature of instruments. We provide rates of convergence of our estimator and showcase its finite sample properties in simulations.
MSC:
| 62G08 | Nonparametric regression and quantile regression |
| 62N01 | Censored data models |
| 62N02 | Estimation in survival analysis and censored data |
| 45A05 | Linear integral equations |
| 45G05 | Singular nonlinear integral equations |
Keywords:
accelerated failure-time models; censoring; instrumental variables; Landweber-fridman; nonparametric; regularizationReferences:
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