A NEW NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATOR TO GET OVERALL UTILITY FOR LONGITUDINAL DATA

Yuksel S., Alkan A., Demir P.

JP JOURNAL OF BIOSTATISTICS, vol.16, no.1, pp.57-70, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.17654/bs016010057
  • Journal Name: JP JOURNAL OF BIOSTATISTICS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.57-70
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To propose a new method for calculating the overall utility for longitudinal data, which takes into consideration the changes in utility over time and meantime adjusts overall utility considering distinction between improved and non-improved patients.