From Basic Survival Analytic Theory to a Non-Standard Application

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-9

3. Basic terminology and quantities

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   Pages 11-30

4. Regression models for survival data

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   Pages 31-45

5. Model checking procedures

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   Pages 47-63

6. Life expectancy

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   Pages 65-92

7. Epilogue

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   Pages 93-96

8. Back Matter

   Pages 97-100

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Georg Zimmermann provides a mathematically rigorous treatment of basic survival analytic methods. His emphasis is also placed on various questions and problems, especially with regard to life expectancy calculations arising from a particular real-life dataset on patients with epilepsy. The author shows both the step-by-step analyses of that dataset and the theory the analyses are based on. He demonstrates that one may face serious and sometimes unexpected problems, even when conducting very basic analyses. Moreover, the reader learns that a practically relevant research question may look rather simple at first sight. Nevertheless, compared to standard textbooks, a more detailed account of the theory underlying life expectancy calculations is needed in order to provide a mathematically rigorous framework.

• Life Expectancy Calculations
• Survival Analysis
• Model Checking
• Real-Dife Data
• Survival Analytic Methods

• Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg , Salzburg, Austria

  Georg Zimmermann

Georg Zimmermann is a PhD student at the University of Salzburg and research associate at Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Salzburg.

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