The Analysis of Recurrent Events for Multiple Subjects
综述了纵向研究中多个体重复事件的分析方法，讨论了肿瘤发生和汽车保修索赔的例子，强调协变量引入方式及边际与条件事件过程特征的区别，并展示了稳健方法估计率和均值函数的实用性。
SUMMARY Methods of analysis for recurrent events for subjects in longitudinal studies are reviewed. Examples concerning the occurrence of tumours in laboratory animals undergoing a carcinogenicity test and the occurrence of automobile warranty claims are discussed. Different ways of introducing covariates and the distinction between marginal (e.g. rates and mean functions) and conditional (e.g. intensity functions) event process characteristics are emphasized. The usefulness of robust methods for estimating rates and mean functions is demonstrated.