[R] Survival dummy variables and some questions

[Adaikalavan Ramasamy]

Stephen,

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Regards, Adai



On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 08:59 +0200, Stephen wrote:
> Many thanks I follow you what you say.... You can request predicted
> values at any sequence of ages - I guess there are plenty of postings on
> how to do that .... Regards, Stephen ----- Original Message ----- From:
> "Frank E Harrell Jr" To: "Stephen" Cc: "Prof Brian Ripley" ; Sent:
> Monday, July 18, 2005 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [R] Survival dummy variables
> and some questions > Stephen wrote: >> Hi 1. Right perhaps this should
> clarify. I would like to extract >> coefficeints for different levels of
> the IVs (covariate). So for >> instance, age of onset I would want
> Hazards etc for every 5 years and so >> on... The approach I took was to
> categorize the variables (e.g., age of >> onset) and then turn theu
> resultant categorical variable into a factor as >> opposed to a
> variable... that is when the problems began.... An >> alternative
> approach to pulling out different values at different levels >> of the
> variable is what I seek. 2. I looked for the link, but can't > > Your
> needs don't require categorization. You can request predicted values >
> at any sequence of ages. If you want hazard ratios you can take >
> differences in predicted log hazards and antilog them. > > Frank > > >
> -- > Frank E Harrell Jr Professor and Chair School of Medicine >
> Department of Biostatistics Vanderbilt University > 
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