survregVB0.0.2 package

Variational Bayesian Analysis of Survival Data

alpha_star

Calculates parameter α\alpha^* of q(b)q^*(b) to optimize the evidence b...

elbo_cluster

Calculates the variational Bayes convergence criteria, evidence lower ...

elbo

Calculates the variational Bayes convergence criteria, evidence lower ...

eta_star

Calculates parameter η\eta^* of q(σγ2)q^*(\sigma^2_{\gamma}) to optimize ...

lambda_star

Calculates parameter λ\lambda^* of q(σγ2)q^*(\sigma^2_{\gamma}) to optimi...

mu_star_cluster

Calculates parameter μ\mu^* of q(β)q^*(\beta) to optimize the evidence ...

mu_star

Calculates parameter μ\mu^* of q(β)q^*(\beta) to optimize the evidence ...

omega_star_cluster

Calculates parameter ω\omega^* of q(b)q^*(b) to optimize the evidence b...

omega_star

Calculates parameter ω\omega^* of q(b)q^*(b) to optimize the evidence b...

sigma_squared_star

Calculates parameter σi2\sigma^{2*}_i of q(γi)q^*(\gamma_i) for $i=1,...,K...

Sigma_star_cluster

Calculates parameter Σ\Sigma^* of q(β)q^*(\beta) to optimize the eviden...

Sigma_star

Calculates parameter Σ\Sigma^* of q(β)q^*(\beta) to optimize the eviden...

summary.survregVB

Summary for Variational Bayes log-logistic AFT models.

survregVB.fit

Variational Bayesian Analysis of Survival Data Using a Log-Logistic Ac...

survregVB.frailty.fit

Variational Bayesian Analysis of Correlated Survival Data Using a Log-...

survregVB.object

Variational Bayes Accelererated Failure Time Survival Model Object

survregVB

Variational Bayesian Analysis of Survival Data Using a Log-Logistic Ac...

tau_star

Calculates parameter τi\tau^*_i of q(γi)q^*(\gamma_i) for i=1,...,Ki=1,...,K clu...

Implements Bayesian inference in accelerated failure time (AFT) models for right-censored survival times assuming a log-logistic distribution. Details of the variational Bayes algorithms, with and without shared frailty, are described in Xian et al. (2024) <doi:10.1007/s11222-023-10365-6> and Xian et al. (2024) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2408.00177>, respectively.