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Title Advances in survival analysis / edited by N. Balakrishnan and C.R. Rao.

Imprint Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier North-Holland, 2004.

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (xxv, 795 pages) : illustrations
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Handbook of statistics, 0169-7161 ; v. 23
Handbook of statistics (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; v. 23. 0169-7161
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- PART I: GENERAL METHODOLOGY -- Chapter 1. Evaluation of the Performance of Survival Analysis Models: Discrimination and Calibration Measures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Discrimination index -- 3. Calibration measures in survival analysis -- Appendix A -- References -- Chapter 2. Discretizing a Continuous Covariate in Survival Studies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Techniques based on the Cox model with a single covariate -- 3. Extensions of Contal and O'Quigley's approach -- 4. Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3. On Comparison of Two Classification Methods with Survival Endpoints -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Degree of separation index -- 3. Estimation and inference procedures -- 4. Distribution property of test statistics under the null hypothesis -- 5. Application examples -- 6. Discussion and conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 4. Time Varying Effects in Survival Analysis -- 1. Time varying effects in survival analysis -- 2. Estimation for proportional or additive models -- 3. Testing in proportional and additive hazards models -- 4. Survival with malignant melanoma -- 5. Discussion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 5. Kaplan-Meier Integrals -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The SLLN -- 3. The CLT -- 4. Bias -- 5. The jackknife -- 6. Censored correlation and regression -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- PART II: CENSORED DATA AND INFERENCE -- Chapter 6. Statistical Analysis of Doubly Interval-Censored Failure Time Data -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nonparametric estimation of a distribution function -- 3. Semiparametric regression analysis -- 4. Nonparametric comparison of survival functions -- 5. Discussion and future researches -- References -- Chapter 7. The Missing Censoring-Indicator Model of Random Censorship -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of the estimators of a survival function -- 3. Semiparametric estimation in the MCI model -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 8. Estimation of the Bivariate Survival Function with Generalized Bivariate Right Censored Data Structures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Modeling the censoring mechanism -- 3. Constructing an initial mapping from full data estimating functions to observed data estimating functions -- 4. Generalized Dabrowska's estimator -- 5. Orthogonalized estimating function and corresponding estimator -- 6. Simulations -- 7. Discussion -- Appendix A -- References -- Chapter 9. Estimation of Semi-Markov Models with Right-Censored Data -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Definition of the estimators -- 3. Asymptotic distribution of the estimators -- 4. Generalization to models with covariates -- 5. Discussion -- References -- PART III: TRUNCATED DATA AND INFERENCE -- Chapter 10. Nonparametric Bivariate Estimation with Randomly Truncated Observations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Estimation of the bivariate distribution function -- 3. Estimation of bivariate hazard -- 4. Biv.
Summary The book covers all important topics in the area of Survival Analysis. Each topic has been covered by one or more chapters written by internationally renowned experts. Each chapter provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the topic. Several new illustrative examples have been used to demonstrate the methodologies developed. The book also includes an exhaustive list of important references in the area of Survival Analysis. Includes up-to-date reviews on many important topics. Chapters written by many internationally renowned experts. Some Chapters provide completely new methodologies and analyses. Includes some new data and methods of analyzing them.
Note Online resource; title from HTML table of contents page (ScienceDirect, viewed Jan. 13, 2014).
Subject Failure time data analysis.
Survival analysis (Biometry)
Survival Analysis
Analyse des temps entre défaillances.
Analyse de survie (Biométrie)
MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General.
Survival analysis (Biometry)
Failure time data analysis
Statistik
Ereignisdatenanalyse
Industrie
Overlevingsanalyse.
Analyse des temps entre défaillances.
Analyse de survie (Statistique)
Modèle statistique.
Genre/Form Aufsatzsammlung.
Added Author Balakrishnan, N., 1956- editor.
Rao, C. Radhakrishna (Calyampudi Radhakrishna), 1920-2023, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Advances in survival analysis. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier North-Holland, 2004 0444500790 9780444500793 (DLC) 2003064327 (OCoLC)53896669
ISBN 0444500790
9780444500793
9780080495118 (electronic bk.)
0080495117 (electronic bk.)
Standard No. DEBSZ 405339100
NLC 000043577099
UKMGB 017581843
AU@ 000056727353

 
    
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