Wondering how patient survival data is analyzed in clinical research?

In this course, Statistician Robin Ruthazer, MPH, presents a behind-the-scenes look at survival analysis. Learn how time-to-event data requires special techniques like Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression, and how their output is interpreted.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Define survival analysis.
• Explain how time-to-event data is different from other data.
• Discuss the differences between Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression.
• Identify a Kaplan-Meier curve and a Cox regression in a journal article.
• Describe how survival estimates are calculated.