1. The problem of survival analysis -- 2. Describing the distribution of failure times -- 3. Hazard models -- 4. Censoring and truncation -- 5. Recording survival data -- 6. Using stset -- 7. After stset -- 8. Nonparametric analysis -- 9. The Cox proportional hazards model -- 10. Model building using stcox -- 11. The Cox model: Diagnostics -- 12. Parametric models -- 13. A survey of parametric regression models in Stata -- 14. Postestimation commands for parametric models -- 15. Generalizing the parametric regression model -- 16. Power and sample-size determination for survival analysis
Summary
"[This book] provides new researchers with the foundation for understanding the various approaches for analyzing time-to-event data. This book serves not only as a tutorial for those wishing to learn survival analysis but as a ... reference for experienced researchers ..."--Book jacket
Notes
Updated for Stata 10
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-361) and indexes
