Postgraduate Course: Analysis of Lifetime Data (MATH11038)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Nature of data, censoring; survivor and hazard functions; non-parametric procedures: Life-table and Kaplan-Meier estimates of the survivor function and hazard function; comparisons between groups using the log-rank test and Wilcoxon test; modelling lifetime data: lifetime distributions; order statistics and estimation of parameters taking account of the censoring mechanism; accelerated failure time models; modelling lifetime data with covariate information: proportional hazards model, Weibull model with covariates; checking the validity of the model and any assumptions: graphical procedures, residual plots, testing the assumption of proportional hazards. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| Given survival data from a variety of sources, the ability to fit the most appropriate model. An understanding of the statistical theory underlying modern survival models.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Julian Hall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5075
Email: J.A.J.Hall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Frances Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 4883
Email: f.c.reid@ed.ac.uk |
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