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A local linear estimator of the conditional hazard function in censored data is proposed. The estimator suggested in this paper is motivated by the ideas of Fan, Yao, and Tong (1996) and Kim, Bae, Choi, and Park (2005). The asymptotic distribution of the proposed estimator is derived, and some numerical results are also provided.
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Kim, C., Oh, M., Yang, S.J. et al. A local linear estimation of conditional hazard function in censored data. J. Korean Stat. Soc. 39, 347–355 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jkss.2010.03.002
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