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Applications of Statistics to Medical Science, IV Survival Analysis

Hiroshi Watanabe

Department of Mathematics, Nippon Medical School

The fundamental principles of survival analysis are reviewed. In particular, the Kaplan-Meier method and a proportional hazard model are discussed. This work is the last part of a series in which medical statistics are surveyed.

J Nippon Med Sch 2012; 79: 176-181

Keywords
statistical test, statistical inference, survival analysis, Kaplan-Meier method, proportional hazard model

Correspondence to
Hiroshi Watanabe, Department of Mathematics, Nippon Medical School, 2-297-2 Kosugi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-0063, Japan
watmath@nms.ac.jp

Received, February 13, 2012
Accepted, April 26, 2012