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BIOSTATS 6008EX - Survival Analysis

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4010
Campus: External
Contact: Online
Restriction: Available to Grad Cert, Grad Dip, M Biostatistics students. Check with School for Non-Award Study.
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: Check with School
Pre-Requisite: BIOSTATS 6000EX, BIOSTATS 6001EX, BIOSTATS 6003EX, BIOSTATS 6005EX and BIOSTATS 6006EX
Incompatible: BIOSTATS 6021EX
Assessment: Three major assignments
Syllabus:

The aim of this course is 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 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. The content includes: 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; multiple or recurrent events; and sample-size calculations for survival studies.

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3
 0.125
          
  

* This course is not normally offered to international students studying within Australia.


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4010 Mon 16/03/2020 Thu 26/03/2020 Fri 12/06/2020 Not Available


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Independent Study
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
15699 01EX 20 12 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.