Survival Analysis

Terms for analysing time-to-event data and extrapolating survival curves for use in economic models.

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Schoenfeld ResidualSchoenfeld Test, Cox Residual

A residual specific to the Cox model, calculated at each event time, used to test whether the proportional hazards assumption holds.

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Survival AnalysisSurvival Methods, Time-to-Event Analysis

Survival analysis examines the time from a defined origin to an event such as death, disease progression, hospitalisation, recovery or treatment discontinuation.

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Survival FunctionSurvivor Function, Survivorship Function

A function giving the probability that a person survives without the event of interest beyond a specified point in time.

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