May 30th, 2012- Workshop

May 30th, 2012- Workshop

Date:

May 30th, 2012

Time:

9:00am – 5:00pm (Lunch @ 11:30) (Registration @ 8:30)

Place:

Wyndham Hotel

Glenview, IL

Topic:

Applied Survival

Analysis

The Northeastern Illinois Chapter of the ASA Announces its 2012 Spring Workshop, featuring ASA Travelling Course on:

Applied Survival Analysis by Dr. Susanne May

Introduction to survival analysis

Survival analysis data

Descriptive methods

Comparison of survival functions

Regression modeling of survival data

Fitting the Cox proportional hazards model

Interpretation of the fitted model

Model building strategies

Assessing model adequacy

Extensions of the proportional hazards model

Stratified proportional hazards model

Time-varying covariates

The cost of Registration is $40 for students and $160 for non-students. Course materials and refreshment including a continental breakfast, lunch and snacks during the morning & afternoon breaks will be provided.

For more information, including speaker bios, abstracts, or registration, please visit our website, and be sure to complete your registration form by 4pm on May 23rd at:http://www.amstat.org/chapters/northeasternillinois