This book studies and applies modern flexible regression models for survival data with a special focus on extensions of the Cox model and alternative models with the aim of describing time-varying effects of explanatory variables. Use of the suggested models and methods is illustrated on real data examples, using the R-package timereg developed by the authors, which is applied throughout the book with worked examples for the data sets.
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This book studies and applies modern flexible regression models for survival data with a special focus on extensions of the Cox model and alternative models with the aim of describing time-varying effects of explanatory variables. Use of the suggested models and methods is illustrated on real data examples, using the R-package timereg developed by the authors, which is applied throughout the book with worked examples for the data sets.
Imprint | Springer-Verlag New York |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Statistics for Biology and Health |
Release date | March 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2006 |
Authors | Torben Martinussen, Thomas H Scheike |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 470 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-20274-7 |
Barcode | 9780387202747 |
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LSN | 0-387-20274-9 |