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Measuring Time to Event: An Introduction to Survival Analysis

Kejin Lee, Ph.D.Assistant Research Professor, MAP Academy

Research Methodology

Description

Kejin Lee, MAP Academy research assistant professor, kicks off the Fall 2020 Methodology Applications Series with a presentation on survival analysis — a branch of statistics used to analyze the timing of events, such as unemployment, drop-out or graduation from school, or the onset of youth substance use.

The presentation provides an introduction to survival analysis and a demonstration of survival analysis using empirical data in the R statistical software program.