Discrete-time survival trees and forests with time-varying covariates: application to bankruptcy data

被引:27
作者
Bou-Hamad, Imad [2 ]
Larocque, Denis [1 ]
Ben-Ameur, Hatem [1 ]
机构
[1] HEC Montreal, Dept Management Sci, Montreal, PQ H3T 2A7, Canada
[2] Amer Univ Beirut, Olayan Sch Business, Dept Business Informat & Decis Syst, Lebanon, NH USA
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
bankruptcy data; discrete-time survival analysis; random forests; survival forests; time-varying covariate; FINANCIAL RATIOS; PREDICTION; REGRESSION; CLASSIFICATION; DURATION; GOODNESS; RISK;
D O I
10.1177/1471082X1001100503
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
The aim of this paper is to propose a new survival tree method for discrete-time survival data with time-varying covariates. This method can accommodate simultaneously time-varying covariates and time-varying effects. The method is then used for bankruptcy analysis of US firms that conducted an Initial Public Offerings between 1990 and 1999 using accounting and financial ratios.
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页码:429 / 446
页数:18
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