- Title Pages
- Acknowledgments
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1 Introduction -
2 Key Concepts and Descriptive Approaches -
3 The Discrete-Time Models -
4 The Cox Proportional Hazards Model -
5 The Parametric Models -
6 Multilevel Analysis of Time-to-Event Data -
7 Computing Software Packages for Survival Analysis -
8 Concluding Remarks -
Glossary
- References
- Index
Key Concepts and Descriptive Approaches
Key Concepts and Descriptive Approaches
This chapter reviews key concepts of survival analysis, two descriptive methods (i.e., the life-table approach and the Kaplan–Meier estimate of survivor function), and graphic approaches. These methods are typically employed at the beginning stage of a quantitative inquiry of time-to-event data, although almost all concepts described in the chapter are important in understanding the entire survival analysis method.
Keywords: survival analysis, life-table approach, quantitative enquiry, time-to-event data
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- Title Pages
- Acknowledgments
-
1 Introduction -
2 Key Concepts and Descriptive Approaches -
3 The Discrete-Time Models -
4 The Cox Proportional Hazards Model -
5 The Parametric Models -
6 Multilevel Analysis of Time-to-Event Data -
7 Computing Software Packages for Survival Analysis -
8 Concluding Remarks -
Glossary
- References
- Index
