ACSC71-307: Survival Analysis

Description

The focus of this subject is analysing the time until an event happens, such as the illness or death of a person, or the failure of a business. The issue of censored data is common in such scenarios and how to handle censored data will be discussed throughout this course. The theory, estimation and application of a variety of survival models for censored data are covered, spanning parametric, semi-parametric and non-parametric models. Machine learning methods suitable for censored data are also covered.

Subject details

Learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of censoring and lifetime random variables. 2. Estimate, analyse and compare a variety of survival models, including parametric, non-parametric and proportional hazard models. 3. Critically evaluate the benefits of machine learning techniques in survival analysis. 4. Estimate and analyse machine learning models in the presence of censored data. 5. Use a statistical package frequently used by practitioners for survival analysis.

Enrolment requirements

Subject outlines

• May 2022 [Standard]
• January 2022 [Standard]
• September 2021 [Standard]
• May 2021 [Standard]

Subject dates