Emanating from classical Weibull mixture models we propose a framework for clustering survival data with various proportionality restrictions imposed. By introducing mixtures of Weibull proportional hazards models on a multivariate data set a parametric cluster approach based on the EM-algorithm is carried out. The problem of non-response in the data is considered. The application example is a real life data set stemming from the analysis of a world-wide operating eCommerce application. Sessions are clustered due to the dwell times a user spends on certain page-areas. The solution allows for the interpretation of the navigation behavior in terms of survival and hazard functions. A software implementation by means of an R package is provided. (author´s abstract) / Series: Research Report Series / Department of Statistics and Mathematics
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VIENNA/oai:epub.wu-wien.ac.at:epub-wu-01_d25 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Mair, Patrick, Hudec, Marcus |
| Publisher | Department of Statistics and Mathematics, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| Source Sets | Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Paper, NonPeerReviewed |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Relation | http://epub.wu.ac.at/598/ |
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