Course No:           Act 602

Course Name:      Survival Analysis

Course Description:      

Basic concepts associated with the analysis of censored data (survival function, hazard function); Methods for estimating the survival function (Kapler - Meir and life table analysis).

Two sample tests with censored data (log-rank and Wilcoxon tests)

Regression analysis with censored data (Cox proportional hazards regression, Weibull regression).

Discrete models for censored data (logistic regression, Poisson regression).

 Course Review:

Students are introduced to the basic concepts associated with the analysis of censored data (survival functions, hazard function), methods for estimating the survival function (Kapler-Meir and Life table analysis), two sample tests with censored data (log-rank and Wilcoxon tests), regression analysis with censored data (Cox proportional hazards regression, Weibull regression), discrete models for censored data (logistic regression, Poisson regression).