Bibliography: leaves 49-50. / This thesis examines three methods for analysing right-censored data: the Cox proportional hazards model (Cox, 1972), the Buckley-James regression model (Buckley and James, 1979) and the accelerated failure time model. These models are extended to incorporate the analysis of interval-censored and left-truncated data. The models are compared in an attempt to determine whether one model performs better than the others in terms of goodness-of-it and in terms of predictive power. Plots of the residuals and random effects from the Cox proportional hazards model are also examined.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/4376 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Davidse, Alistair |
| Contributors | Juritz, June |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Science, Department of Statistical Sciences |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MSc |
| Format | application/pdf |
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