Statistics review 12: survival analysis.
This review introduces methods of analyzing data arising from studies where the response variable is the length of time taken to reach a certain end-point, often death. The Kaplan-Meier methods, log rank test and Cox's proportional hazards model are described.
Bewick
Viv
V
School of Computing, Mathematical and Information Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK. v.bewick@brighton.ac.uk
Cheek
Liz
L
Ball
Jonathan
J
D015982:Bias; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D023381:Endpoint Determination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D016019:Survival Analysis