Statistics for the Environment 4. Statistical Aspects of Health and the Environment. Vic Barnett, Alfred Stein and K. Feridun Turkman (eds),. Wiley, London, 1999. No. of pages: xv+404. Price: £95. IBSN 0-4719-7645-8
✍ Scribed by Christopher Cox
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 45 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0277-6715
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✦ Synopsis
non-gamma frailty, and perhaps something on competing risks. I was disappointed also not to be told the true model when the authors used a small simulation study to illustrate use of scaled Schoenfeld residuals, to help judge their necessarily subjective interpretation of plots. Even more minor, the phrase &survivorship function' is awful } &survival' or &survivor' are both better.
The book is aimed at beginners in applied medical survival analysis, especially those with rather little statistical background. For more experienced readers it forms a refresher in good practice, and although some of the descriptions might be found a little laborious, lots of topics are at least touched on, and an up-to-date reference list is provided for advanced techniques.