From Basic Survival Analytic Theory to a Non-Standard Application

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-658-17718-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 100 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 1557 g

Reihe: BestMasters

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zimmermann, Georg

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Stochastische Prozesse
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biomathematik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Bioinformatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Regression Models for Survival Data.- Model Checking Procedures.- Life Expectancy.

Über Autor(innen)

Georg Zimmermann is a PhD student at the University of Salzburg and research associate at Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Salzburg.