An added variable goodness-of-fit test for the Cox proportional hazards model

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 343-350

  May, Susanne ^a   Hosmer, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Added variables test; Lack of fit; Score test; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS;

ADDED VARIABLE; ADDED VARIABLE TEST; COX PROPORTIONAL HAZARD MODEL; GOODNESS OF FIT; INDICATOR VARIABLES; LACK-OF-FIT; SCORE TEST; STATISTICAL SOFTWARE PACKAGES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME INTERVAL;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 26844532050     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200310039     Document Type: Article

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