-Main Topics

• Review of basics in probability calculus: conditional probability, joint probability, total probability rule, product rule
• Definition of survival time variabile and related time functions: incidence probability, survival probability, hazard rate
• Features of survival data: censoring, truncation, competing risks, end-point definitions
• Nonparametric estimation of time functions including competing risks
• Nonparametric tests for the comparison of time functions including competing risks
• Power and sample size calculation
• Fully parametric regression model
• Semi-parametric regression model

Assessment method: Written exam in Lab in Monza