DID YOU KNOW? DTIC has over 3.5 million final reports on DoD funded research, development, test, and evaluation activities available to our registered users. Click
HERE to register or log in.
Accession Number:
ADA063999
Title:
Testing Hypotheses for Effects on Survival by the Analysis of a Matched Retrospective Design
Descriptive Note:
Technical summary rept.
Corporate Author:
WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON MATHEMATICS RESEARCH CENTER
Report Date:
1978-11-01
Pagination or Media Count:
15.0
Abstract:
In testing for the relation of risk factors to a particular cause of death, such as a rare disease, a longitudinal study requires the observation of many individuals for long periods of time before enough information is accrued to permit reliable statistical analysis. In the present paper, this difficulty is circumvented through the use of a matched retrospective design. In particular, tests of the hypothesis of no effect are obtained for the constant proportionality model and for a second model in which the risk factors are quantified. The asymptotic distribution of the test statistics are also derived.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE