Abstract
Measurement error in time to event data used as a predictor will lead to inaccurate predictions. This arises in the context of self-reported family history, a time to event predictor often measured with error, used in Mendelian risk prediction models. Using a validation data set, we propose a method to adjust for this type of measurement error. We estimate the measurement error process using a nonparametric smoothed Kaplan-Meier estimator, and use Monte Carlo integration to implement the adjustment. We apply our method to simulated data in the context of both Mendelian risk prediction models and multivariate survival prediction models, as well as illustrate our method using a data application for Mendelian risk prediction models. Results from simulations are evaluated using measures of mean squared error of prediction (MSEP), area under the response operating characteristics curve (ROC-AUC), and the ratio of observed to expected number of events. These results show that our adjusted method mitigates the effects of measurement error mainly by improving calibration and by improving total accuracy. In some scenarios discrimination is also improved.
Disciplines
Biostatistics
Suggested Citation
Braun, Danielle; Gorfine, Malka; Katki, Hormuzd A.; Ziogas, Argyrios; and Parmigiani, Giovanni, "Nonparametric Adjustment for Measurement Error in Time to Event Data" (January 2014). Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series. Working Paper 184.
https://biostats.bepress.com/harvardbiostat/paper184