From Basic Survival Analytic Theory to a Non-Standard Application - Brossura

Zimmermann, Georg

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3658177187 ISBN 13: 9783658177188

Casa editrice: Springer Spektrum, 2017

Riassunto

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.

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Informazioni sull?autore

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

Contents

• Regression Models for Survival Data
  
• Model Checking Procedures
  
• Life Expectancy

Target Groups

• Researchers, lecturers, and students in the fields of mathematics and statistics
  
• Academics and experts working in the life sciences, especially in the medical field

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

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Springer Spektrum
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3658177187
• ISBN 13: 9783658177188
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 112
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile