Browne, William J.; Steele, Fiona; Golalizadeh, Mousa; … - In: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A 172 (2009) 3, pp. 579-598
We consider the application of Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) estimation methods to random-effects models and in particular the family of discrete time survival models. Survival models can be used in many situations in the medical and social sciences and we illustrate their use through two...