Bayesian Inference of the Weibull Model Based on Interval-Censored Survival Data

Table 8

Standard errors and confidence/credible intervals for (𝛼) and (𝛽).

		𝛼	s.e(𝛼)	CI(𝛼)	𝛽	s.e(𝛽)	CI(𝛽)
MLE		27.78300	2.00507	(23.8531−31.7129)	2.11394	0.30512	(1.5159−2.7120)
BS		27.77308	2.00435	(23.8446−31.7016)	2.06316	0.29779	(1.4795−2.6468)
BL	𝑐=𝑘=0.6	27.67809	1.99749	(23.7630−31.5932)	2.04432	0.29507	(1.4745−2.6142)
BG		27.76365	2.00367	(23.8365−31.6908)	2.03969	0.29440	(1.4627−2.6167)
BL	𝑐=𝑘=−0.6	27.86918	2.01129	(23.9271−31.8113)	2.08318	0.30068	(1.4938−2.6725)
BG		27.77072	2.00418	(23.8425−31.6989)	2.05706	0.29691	(1.4751−2.6390)
BL	𝑐=𝑘=1.4	27.57650	1.99016	(23.6758−31.4772)	2.02196	0.29184	(1.4499−2.5940)
BG		27.75895	2.00333	(23.8324−31.6855)	2.02902	0.29286	(1.4550−2.6030)
BL	𝑐=𝑘=−1.4	27.97448	2.01889	(24.0175−31.9315)	2.11054	0.30463	(1.5135−2.7076)
BG		27.77544	2.00452	(23.7043−31.7043)	2.06937	0.29869	(1.4839−2.6548)

ML: Maximum Likelihood, BG: General Entropy, BL: LINEX, BS: Squared Error, CI: Confidence/Credible Interval, s.e: Standard error.