STA 4250 - Survival Analysis (3)

Survival models. Types of censoring. Life-tables. Estimation of survival functions from complete and incomplete mortality data. Actuarial and maximum likelihood methods. Kaplan-Meier estimator. Weighted log-rank and Mantel-Haenszel tests. Parametric regression models. Cox proportional hazards model. Probit and Logit models. Use of computer package such as SAS or MINITAB or R.

Prerequisite(s): STA 2100 and STA 2200, STA 341, STA 2260, STA 326, IME 3140, or IME 314.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once