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Limiting properties of the occurrence/exposure rate and simple risk rate

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In this paper, we study the asymptotic distributions of the functions of the occurrence/exposure rates of several groups of patients as well as Berry-Esseen bound on the distribution function of the occurrence/exposure rate. Asymptotic distributions of functions of the simple risk rates are also derived. The results are useful in not only medical research but also in the area of reliability.

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  1. Center for Multivariate Analysis, University of Pittsburgh, Fifth Floor, Thackery Hall, 15260, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.

    Z. D. Bai, P. R. Krishnaiah & Y. G. Yin

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  1. Z. D. Bai
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  2. P. R. Krishnaiah
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The work of the first two authors was supported by Contract F49620-C5-C-0008 of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The United States Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for governmental purposes.

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Bai, Z.D., Krishnaiah, P.R. & Yin, Y.G. Limiting properties of the occurrence/exposure rate and simple risk rate. Ann Inst Stat Math 40, 491–505 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053061

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