Statistics/LogRank version 0.01
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This module contains an implementation of the log rank test, also known as the Mantel-Cox and Mantel-Haenszel test.
Use it for analysing survival data between two groups.

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

  perl Makefile.PL
  make
  make test
  make install

DEPENDENCIES

Requires Statistics::Distributions to turn log rank statistics into p values.

REFERENCES

Mantel, N., Haenszel, W. (1959). Statistical aspects of the analysis of data from retrospective studies of disease. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 22, 719-748.

Peto R, Pike MC, Armitage P, Breslow NE, Cox DR, Howard SV, Mantel N, McPherson K, Peto J, Smith PG. (1977) Design and analysis of randomized clinical trials requiring prolonged observation of each patient. II. analysis and examples. Br J Cancer, 35, 1-39


COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright 2003 Star Technology Group Ltd.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.

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