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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254094903321

Autore

Tutz Gerhard

Titolo

Modeling Discrete Time-to-Event Data / / by Gerhard Tutz, Matthias Schmid

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

9783319281582

3319281585

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 247 p. 58 illus., 3 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Series in Statistics, , 2197-568X

Disciplina

003.83

Soggetti

Statistics

Biometry

Social sciences - Statistical methods

Mathematical statistics - Data processing

Statistical Theory and Methods

Biostatistics

Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy

Statistics and Computing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Life Table -- Basic Regression Models -- Evaluation and Model Choice -- Nonparametric Modelling and Smooth Effects -- Tree-Based Approaches -- High-Dimensional Models - Structuring and Selection of Predictors -- Competing Risks Models -- Multiple-Spell Analysis -- Frailty Models and Heterogeneity -- Multiple-Spell Analysis -- List of Examples -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on statistical methods for the analysis of discrete failure times. Failure time analysis is one of the most important fields in statistical research, with applications affecting a wide range of disciplines, in particular, demography, econometrics, epidemiology and clinical research. Although there are a large variety of statistical methods for failure time analysis, many techniques are designed for



failure times that are measured on a continuous scale. In empirical studies, however, failure times are often discrete, either because they have been measured in intervals (e.g., quarterly or yearly) or because they have been rounded or grouped. The book covers well-established methods like life-table analysis and discrete hazard regression models, but also introduces state-of-the art techniques for model evaluation, nonparametric estimation and variable selection. Throughout, the methods are illustrated by real life applications, and relationships to survival analysis in continuous time are explained. Each section includes a set of exercises on the respective topics. Various functions and tools for the analysis of discrete survival data are collected in the R package discSurv that accompanies the book. .