Finding the Cutpoint of a Continuous Covariate in a Parametric Survival Analysis Model

In many clinical studies, continuous variables such as age, blood pressure and cholesterol are measured and analyzed. Often clinicians prefer to categorize these continuous variables into different groups, such as low and high risk groups. The goal of this work is to find the cutpoint of a continuou...

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Main Author: Joshi, Kabita
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2016
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4428
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5478&context=etd