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Competing Risks and Multistate Models with R

  • This book enables the reader to analyse complex time-to-event data himself, using the free open source language R for statistical computing
  • The data situations considered are competing risks--several, mutually exclusive event types and multistate models, that track an individuals history through different stages over time. These methods are a generalization of the now classical survivalanalysis--the analysis of time to one single event. Such data occur in a variety of fields, including life sciences, social sciences, economics and engineering
  • The methods are explained on a non-technical level and instantly carried out in R. This book covers data structures, simulating data, analyses of real life data and plotting
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Use R! (USE R)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Data examples and some mathematical background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Data examples

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 3-7
    3. An informal introduction to hazard-based analyses

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 9-38
  3. Competing risks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. Multistate modelling of competing risks

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 41-53
    3. Nonparametric estimation

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 55-88
    4. Proportional hazards models

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 89-153
    5. Nonparametric hypothesis testing

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 155-158
    6. Further topics in competing risks

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 159-166
  4. Multistate models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
    2. Multistate models and their connection to competing risks

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 169-175
    3. Nonparametric estimation

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 177-195
    4. Proportional transition hazards models

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 197-209
    5. Time-dependent covariates and multistate models

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 211-226
    6. Further topics in multistate modelling

      • Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumacher, Arthur Allignol
      Pages 227-230
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 231-245

About this book

This book covers competing risks and multistate models, sometimes summarized as event history analysis. These models generalize the analysis of time to a single event (survival analysis) to analysing the timing of distinct terminal events (competing risks) and possible intermediate events (multistate models). Both R and multistate methods are promoted with a focus on nonparametric methods.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Deutsches Cochrane Zentrum, Inst. Medizinische Biometrie und, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Jan Beyersmann

  • Inst. Medizinische Biometrie und, Medizinische Informatik, Universitätklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Arthur Allignol

  • Inst. Medizinische Biometrie und, Medizinische Informatik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Martin Schumacher

About the authors

The authors are affiliated with the Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Freiburg and the Freiburg Center for Data Analysis and Modelling, University of Freiburg, Germany. Jan Beyersmann is Senior Statistician and serves on the editorial board of Statistics in Medicine. Arthur Allignol is Statistician and has contributed several R packages on competing risks and multistate models. Martin Schumacher is Professor of Biostatistics and Director of the Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, Freiburg.  He has been involved in theoretical developments as well as in practical applications of survival analyses and their extensions over many years.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Competing Risks and Multistate Models with R

  • Authors: Jan Beyersmann, Arthur Allignol, Martin Schumacher

  • Series Title: Use R!

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2035-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2034-7Published: 17 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-2035-4Published: 18 November 2011

  • Series ISSN: 2197-5736

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-5744

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 245

  • Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Statistical Theory and Methods

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eBook USD 79.99
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  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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