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Survival analysis

Institute/Department:
Mathematical Statistics, Mathematics Centre

Credits:
7.5 credits (10 ECTS credits)

Prerequisites:
Second courses in probability theory and inference theory, corresponding to MASC01 (MAS203) and MASC02 (MAS207), or equivalent, is recommended.

Time and place:

• The course will be given in English upon request, otherwise in Swedish.
• Introductory lecture 26/10 at 13.15-15.00 in MH227.
• There will be two two-hour lectures per week: tuesdays 13.15-15.00 and thursdays 15.15-17.00, both in MH227.
• There will be one exercise session per week, mondays 15:15-17:00 in MH227. Note that last exercise is Monday December 6.
• There will be two computer labs/home assigments, thursday 2/12 at 10:15-12:00 in MH230, and thursday 9/12 at 10:15-12:00 in MH231, see the schedule.

Course Litterature:
Main course litterature:

• Aalen, Borgan and Gjessing (2008), "Survival and event history analysis: a process point of view", Springer Verlag.

• Klein and Moechberger (2003), "Survival Analysis", Springer Verlag.

Course content:

Detailed schedule and course contents.

Examination:
The examination consist of two parts:

• An oral exam. The questions for the oral exam 2010 can be found here.
• Computer labs/home assignments during the course. The computer labs are done in R.

Lecturer fall 2010:
Dragi Anevski
dragi@maths.lth.se
phone: 046-222 96 11