MATH 8762 - Survival Analysis

(3) Nonparametric estimation and comparison of survival functions: Kaplan-Meier Estimator and other estimators of hazard functions; parametric survival models; Gehan test, Mantel-Haenszel test and their extensions; Cox proportional hazard model: conditional likelihood, partial likelihood analysis, identification of prognostic and risk factors; applications to life-testing and analysis of survival data using statistical packages such as SAS. PREREQUISITE(S): SLC 6001.