ST 475 - R Computing and Survival Analysis

(3.00 cr.)

Topics include hazard functions, survival functions, types of censoring, contingency tables analysis, relative risk, odds ratios, Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel methods, life table analysis, Kaplan-Meier methods, Cox proportional hazards models, and Poisson regression. Parametric methods and various nonparametric alternatives are discussed.

Prerequisite: EC 220 or EG 381 or PY 292 or ST 210 or ST 265 or ST 381 ; ST 310 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Even Years