STAT 538
Survival Analysis
Statistics
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Course Description
Basic concepts of survival analysis; hazard functions; types of censoring; Kaplan-Meier estimates; Logrank tests; proportional hazard models; examples drawn from clinical and epidemiological literature.
When Taught
Winter Odd Years
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Effectively Communicate
Learning Outcome
Be able to effectively communicate the results of data analyses
Title
Formal Analysis in Different Settings
Learning Outcome
Conduct formal analysis in high-dimensional, low-sample size settings
Title
Formal Comparison
Learning Outcome
Conduct formal comparison of survival functions for two samples
Title
Estimation
Learning Outcome
Conduct estimation of the survival function for a single sample
Title
Theory of Survival Analysis Methods
Learning Outcome
Understand the basic underlying theory of survival analysis methods
Title
Assess Appropriateness
Learning Outcome
Be able to assess the appropriateness of the use of methods for a given data set (given the scientific questions of interest and given the data characteristics)
Title
Formal Analysis
Learning Outcome
Conduct formal analysis through incorporation of covariates
