Modelling survival data in medical research
By: D. Collett.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Texts in statistical science
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
Subjects: Medicine -- Research -- Statistical methods.; Prognosis -- Statistical methods.; Linear models (Statistics); Failure time data analysis.
Description: This book begins with an introduction to survival analysis and a description of four studies in which survival data were obtained. These and other data sets are then used to illustrate the techniques presented as follows: *The Cox and Weibull proportional hazards models; *models with time-dependent variables; *interval-censored survival data; *model checking; *use of statistical packages. The book is designed to be used by statisticians in the pharmaceutical industry, and by numerate scientists and clinicians analysing their own data sets. Also useful to students on courses of survival analysis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-340) and index.