An EM algorithm for the estimation of parameters of a flexible cure rate model with generalized gamma lifetime and model discrimination using likelihood- and information-based methods
1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON?, L8S 4K1, Canada 2. School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Wits, 2050, South Africa