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Course

Survival Analysis with Stata
Convenor

A/Prof Rory Wolfe
Date
 October 16, 2009
Time

9:00am - 5pm

Venue

Room 315 Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, 3rd floor Seminar Room, Burnet Building, Alfred Hospital.  
Suitable for
People who: 1) are familiar with basic statistical concepts such as medians, confidence intervals and p-values, 2) have not encountered survival analysis methods before, and 3) who are familiar with, or have undertaken an introductory workshop to, Stata statistical software.
Aims

To provide a thorough introduction to basic survival analysis concepts and methods, and to cover selected advanced issues. To provide training that enables people to perform their own survival analyses in the Stata 11 statistical software package.
Overview
  • Kaplan-Meier survival curves and the log-rank test
  • Hazard function
  • Cox proportional hazards regression model
  • Testing for non-proportional hazards
  • Time-dependent covariates
  • Parametric survival models: Weibull and Exponential
  • Using Stata to conduct survival analyses
Please note Participants are expected to bring a laptop or register early (prior to September) to guarantee use of a DEPM laptop. A copy of the Stata software will be made available for students attending the course.
Fee

$400(excl GST) per day
Discounts apply

RCNA and RACGP Continuing Education Points apply
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