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From Basic Survival Analytic Theory to a Non-Standard Application

By Georg Zimmermann (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Spektrum
Year
2017
ISBN
978-3-658-17718-8, 978-3-658-17719-5
DOI
10.1007/978-3-658-17719-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2259852 bytes)
Series
BestMasters
Edition
1
Pages
IX, 100\106
Time added
2017-06-25 01:09:17
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes;Mathem

Description

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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