A general class of nonparametric tests for survival analysis

Biometrics. 1989 Mar;45(1):157-70.

Abstract

Tarone and Ware (1977, Biometrika 64, 156-160) developed a general class of s-sample test statistics for right-censored survival data that includes the log-rank and modified Wilcoxon procedures. Subsequently, many authors have considered two- and s-sample classes in detail. In this paper a family of nonparametric statistics is shown to unify existing and generate new test statistics for the s (greater than or equal to 2)-sample, s-sample trend, and single continuous covariate problems.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Actuarial Analysis*
  • Biometry
  • Brain Neoplasms / mortality
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Glioma / mortality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Models, Statistical*
  • Risk*
  • Sampling Studies
  • Time Factors