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Survival Analysis (POPH90122)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Topics include: Kaplan-Meier life tables; logrank test to compare two or more groups; Cox's proportional hazards regression model; checking the proportional hazards assumption; time-dependent covariates; sample size calculations for survival studies.
Intended learning outcomes
To enable students to analyse data from studies in which individuals are followed up until a particular event occurs, e.g. death, cure, relapse, making use of follow-up data also for those who do not experience the event, with proper attention to underlying assumptions and a major emphasis on the practical interpretation and communication of results.
Generic skills
Independent problem solving, facility with abstract reasoning, clarity of written expression, sound communication of technical concepts
Last updated: 3 November 2022