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Evaluating the Proportional Hazards Assumption

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We begin with a brief review of the characteristics of the Cox proportional hazards (PH) model. We then give an overview of three methods for checking the PH assumption: graphical, goodness-of-fit (GOF), and time-dependent variable approaches.

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Kleinbaum, D.G. (1996). Evaluating the Proportional Hazards Assumption. In: Survival Analysis. Statistics in the Health Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2555-1_4

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2555-1_4

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