Event History Analysis with R Hardback
by Goeran (Professor Emeritus, Umea University, Sweden) Brostroem
Part of the Chapman & Hall/CRC: The R Series series
Hardback
Description
With an emphasis on social science applications, Event History Analysis with R presents an introduction to survival and event history analysis using real-life examples.
Keeping mathematical details to a minimum, the book covers key topics, including both discrete and continuous time data, parametric proportional hazards, and accelerated failure times.
Features Introduces parametric proportional hazards models with baseline distributions like the Weibull, Gompertz, Lognormal, and Piecewise constant hazard distributions, in addition to traditional Cox regressionPresents mathematical details as well as technical material in an appendixIncludes real examples with applications in demography, econometrics, and epidemiologyProvides a dedicated R package, eha, containing special treatments, including making cuts in the Lexis diagram, creating communal covariates, and creating period statistics A much-needed primer, Event History Analysis with R is a didactically excellent resource for students and practitioners of applied event history and survival analysis.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:236 pages, 13 Tables, black and white; 75 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:10/05/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781439831649
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:236 pages, 13 Tables, black and white; 75 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:10/05/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781439831649
