The Kaplan–Meier theatre

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 02 Feb 2016 Denmark English Publisher:WileyJournal:Teaching Statistics, volume 38, pages 45-49 (issn: 0141-982X, eissn: 1467-9639,

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Authors: Gerds, Thomas Alexander;

doi: 10.1111/test.12095

The Kaplan–Meier theatre

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SummarySurvival is difficult to estimate when observation periods of individuals differ in length. Students imagine sailing the Titanic and then recording whether they "live" or "die". A clever algorithm is performed which results in the Kaplan‐Meier estimate of survival.

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