We develop a unified approach for support vector machines for classification
and regression in which the outcomes are a function of the survival times
subject to right censoring. We present a novel support-vector regression
algorithm that is adjusted for censored data. We provide finite sample bounds
on the generalization error of the algorithm. We prove risk consistency for a
wide class of probability measures and study learning rates. We apply the
general methodology to estimation of the (truncated) mean, median, quantiles,
and for classification problems.
A dynamic treatment regime effectively incorporates both accrued information
and long-term effects of treatment from specially designed clinical trials. As
these become more and more popular in conjunction with longitudinal data from
clinical studies, the development of statistical inference for optimal dynamic
treatment regimes is a high priority.
This article considers the problem of multiple hypothesis testing using
$t$-tests. The observed data are assumed to be independently generated
conditional on an underlying and unknown two-state hidden model. We propose an
asymptotically valid data-driven procedure to find critical values for
rejection regions controlling the $k$-familywise error rate ($k$-FWER), false
discovery rate (FDR) and the tail probability of false discovery proportion
(FDTP) by using one-sample and two-sample $t$-statistics.
We discuss briefly the very interesting concept of Brownian distance
covariance developed by Sz\'{e}kely and Rizzo [Ann. Appl. Statist. (2009), to
appear] and describe two possible extensions. The first extension is for high
dimensional data that can be coerced into a Hilbert space, including certain
high throughput screening and functional data settings. The second extension
involves very simple modifications that may yield increased power in some
settings.
We consider tests of hypotheses when the parameters are not identifiable
under the null in semiparametric models, where regularity conditions for
profile likelihood theory fail. Exponential average tests based on integrated
profile likelihood are constructed and shown to be asymptotically optimal under
a weighted average power criterion with respect to a prior on the
nonidentifiable aspect of the model. These results extend existing results for
parametric models, which involve more restrictive assumptions on the form of
the alternative than do our results.