Survival Data Analysis

Instructor: Professor Sangwook Kang (Dept. of Applied Statistics, Yonsei University)

Textbook: Lecture notes

Topics: Censoring & truncation, distributions used in survival analysis, parametric statistical analysis, Kaplan-Meier estimator of survival function, estimation of hazard function, logrank test, accelerated failure time/ proportional hazards / proportional odds model, cox regression models & model diagnostics

Assessment: Class attendance (5%) + Course project (10%) + Assignments (25%) + Midterm (30%)+ Final (30%)

For Tutees: The class will be structured to include a review of the week’s content followed by solving related exercises. Additionally, we will practice applying new methodologies using the R program, so please make sure to bring your laptop. If there are any specific topics or issues you’d like to discuss, please let me know at least a day in advance.

If you encounter any issues or have further questions, feel free to email me. I will respond as soon as possible.