R help - Apr 2014 - Analysis of censored cost data

Hello All,

Am intested in using R to analyze censored cost data. Looks like I'd need to
estimate some means and associated variances. I've got a few papers
describing this. These talk about the use of re-weighted estimators (Lin),
inverse probability weighted estimators (Bang-Tsiatis), phase-based estimates of
lifetime costs, etc.

Are there any R packages designed to implement these kinds of analyses? Or are
there maybe some worked examples using R somewhere that I could follow?

My best guess so far is the NADA package. Not sure if this is the best thing to
do what I need though.


Thanks,

Paul
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2014, Paul Miller wrote:
> Am intested in using R to analyze censored cost data.
Paul,

   What are censored cost data? Too high to be affordable; too low to cover
materials?
> My best guess so far is the NADA package. Not sure if this is the best
> thing to do what I need though.
   NADA works well with left-censored chemical data provided by analytical
laboratories. Survival packages work great with right-censored medical/part
failure data.

Rich