506 Assignment 12 CT

Assignment 12

–

CT

506

·

Using the

Survival Curve dataset

tab located in the Framingham Heart

Study Dataset

, perform a Cox Proportional Hazards Regression Analysis

to

determine the survival time (risk of dying) for the Survival Curve data where

the patients are divided into treatment groups.

·

Upload the Excel spreadsheet into R Studio or perform the Cox Proportional

Hazards Regression Analysis in Excel.

·

H0 The risk

of dying is not related to the patient treatment group. (Null

Hypothesis)

·

H1 The risk of dying is related to the patient treatment group. (Alternative

Hypothesis)

·

Present your findings as a

Survival Time chart in a Word document,

including a title pag

e, introduction explaining why you would conduct a

survival analysis, a discussion where you interpret the meaning of the

survival analysis, and a conclusion.

·

Your submission should be 3

pages to discuss and display your findings.

·

Provide support for yo

ur statements with in

-

text citations from a minimum

of

four

scholarly, peerreviewed articles. Two of these sources may be from

the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but the others must be external.

·

Follow APA writing standards

Assignment 12 – CT 506

 Using the Survival Curve dataset tab located in the Framingham Heart

Study Dataset, perform a Cox Proportional Hazards Regression Analysis to

determine the survival time (risk of dying) for the Survival Curve data where

the patients are divided into treatment groups.

 Upload the Excel spreadsheet into R Studio or perform the Cox Proportional

Hazards Regression Analysis in Excel.

 H0 The risk of dying is not related to the patient treatment group. (Null

Hypothesis)

 H1 The risk of dying is related to the patient treatment group. (Alternative

Hypothesis)

 Present your findings as a Survival Time chart in a Word document,

including a title page, introduction explaining why you would conduct a

survival analysis, a discussion where you interpret the meaning of the

survival analysis, and a conclusion.

 Your submission should be 3 pages to discuss and display your findings.

 Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum

of four scholarly, peerreviewed articles. Two of these sources may be from

the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but the others must be external.

 Follow APA writing standards