A Bayesian Approach to Survival Analysis of Gompertz Model with R and JAGS

Authors

Najrullah Khan, School of Basic Sciences and Technology, IIMT University, Meerut, 250001, IndiaFollow
Athar Ali Khan, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, IndiaFollow

Abstract

The Gompertz distribution of lifetimes was introduced in 1825 and a probability model was derived for studying human mortality. In this paper, an attempt has been made to Bayesian fitting of Gompertz distribution. The Bayesian approach is implemented with R and JAGS for analytic and simulation tools. Our main target is to explore the use of Laplace Approximation for Bayesian analysis. A real right censored data is used. Finally, the model is compared with Weibull distribution using Bayesian prediction tools.

Recommended Citation

Khan, Najrullah and Ali Khan, Athar (2023) "A Bayesian Approach to Survival Analysis of Gompertz Model with R and JAGS," Information Sciences Letters: Vol. 12 : Iss. 3 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/isl/vol12/iss3/35