Bayesian Estimations of Exponential Distribution Based on Interval-Censored Data with a Cure Fraction

Table 1

Estimations of with a cure fraction based on interval-censored data.

Size		Censoring rate (%)	MLE	BS	BL (r = −0.7)	BL (r = +0.7)	BG (k = −0.7)	BG (k = +0.7)
20	1.5	15	1.2424	1.2473	1.2509	1.7414	1.2394	1.2264
		25	1.2163	1.2191	1.2219	1.7587	1.2087	1.2007
		45	1.1421	1.1412	1.1416	1.1424	1.1404	1.1402
	3	15	2.5547	2.5593	2.5632	2.5657	2.5517	2.5387
		25	2.5286	2.5314	2.5342	2.5351	2.5212	2.5130
		45	2.4544	2.4533	2.4539	2.4547	2.4527	2.4823
40	1.5	15	1.2815	1.2861	1.2902	1.7015	1.2785	1.2655
		25	1.2754	1.2782	1.2784	1.7178	1.2478	1.2398
		45	1.1812	1.1801	1.1807	1.1815	1.1795	1.1791
	3	15	2.6638	2.6684	2.6723	2.6748	2.6608	2.6478
		25	2.6377	2.6405	2.6433	2.6441	2.6301	2.6221
		45	2.5635	2.5624	2.5632	2.5638	2.5618	2.5614
80	1.5	15	1.3436	1.3482	1.3521	1.6426	1.3406	1.3276
		25	1.3175	1.3203	1.3231	1.6599	1.3099	1.3019
		45	1.2433	1.2422	1.2428	1.2436	1.2416	1.2412
	3	15	2.7559	2.7605	2.7644	2.7669	2.7529	2.7399
		25	2.7298	2.7326	2.7354	2.7362	2.7222	2.7142
		45	2.6554	2.6557	2.6558	2.6559	2.6539	2.6535