Advanced statistical analysis of epidemiological studies
Advanced statistical analysis of epidemiological studies
Advanced statistical analysis of epidemiological studies
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Two-state model for survival data<br />
0<br />
Alive<br />
h(t)<br />
✲<br />
1<br />
Dead<br />
h(t) ≈ Prob(state 1 time t + ∆ | state 0 time t)/∆<br />
S(t) = Prob(state 0 time t).<br />
F(t) = 1 − S(t) = Prob(state 1 time t) is the cumulative probability<br />
(“risk”) <strong>of</strong> death over the interval from 0 to t.<br />
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