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Research - Survival Analysis: Techniques for Censored and Truncated Data (Statistics for Biology and Health)

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Book Synopsis: Applied statisticians in many fields must frequently analyze time to event data. While the statistical tools presented in this book are applicable to data from medicine, biology, public health, epidemiology, engineering, economics, and demography, the focus here is on applications of the techniques to biology and medicine. The analysis of survival experiments is complicated by issues of censoring, where an individual's life length is known to occur only in a certain period of time, and by truncation, where individuals enter the study only if they survive a sufficient length of time or individuals are included in the study only if the event has occurred by a given date. The use of counting process methodology has allowed for substantial advances in the statistical theory to account for censoring and truncation in survival experiments. This book makes these complex methods more accessible to applied researchers without an advanced mathematical background. The authors present the essence of these techniques, as well as classical techniques not based on counting processes, and apply them to data. Practical suggestions for implementing the various methods are set off in a series of Practical Notes at the end of each section. Technical details of the derivation of the techniques are sketched in a series of Technical Notes. This book will be useful for investigators who need to analyze censored or truncated life time data, and as a textbook for a graduate course in survival analysis. The prerequisite is a standard course in statistical methodology.

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Are you an applied statistician in need of analyzing time to event data? Look no further! Our Survival Analysis: Techniques for Censored and Truncated Data book is the perfect solution. Regardless of whether your data comes from medicine, biology, public health, engineering, economics, or demography, this book is tailored to meet your needs. With a specific focus on applications in biology and medicine, our book provides you with the statistical tools necessary to tackle even the most complex survival experiments.

One of the challenges in analyzing survival experiments is dealing with censoring and truncation. Censoring refers to situations where an individual's life length is only known to occur within a certain timeframe, while truncation occurs when individuals enter the study only if they survive for a specific duration or if the event has occurred by a given date. Our book takes you through the intricacies of these issues using counting process methodology, which has led to significant advancements in the statistical theory surrounding survival experiments.

What sets our book apart is its accessibility. We understand that not everyone has an advanced mathematical background, which is why we have ensured that our complex methods are presented in a way that is easy to comprehend for applied researchers. The authors have distilled the essence of these techniques, including classical approaches not based on counting processes, and provide practical suggestions for their implementation. You'll find helpful notes throughout the book that guide you through the various methods and technical notes that explain the derivation of the techniques.

Whether you're an investigator analyzing censored or truncated life time data or a graduate student looking to deepen your knowledge in survival analysis, our book is a valuable resource. So why wait? Take your statistical analysis skills to the next level and get your copy of Survival Analysis: Techniques for Censored and Truncated Data today!

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