Survival Analysis of Tuberculosis data in Northern Region, Ghana

Zusatztext

This book presents the basic and systematic procedures necessary for supporting students to undertake research in the area of Biostatistics and/or areas involving the use of survival techniques without much difficulty. It considered a case study of tuberculosis patients from the Northern Region of Ghana and presented detailed analysis and concise discussion of the results necessary to empower students in this field of needs. The analysis span through Kaplan-Meier Estimator, Cox Proportional Hazards Model, and the Log Pearson III distribution respectively. It will also serve as a good supplementary material to aid lecturers in their bid to improve students understanding in this subject area. Students who are undertaking research especially thesis will find this material most useful as it will adequately guide them to achieve optimum results without much supervision.

Autorenportrait

Jakperik Dioggban obtained both his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. On completion he was appointed as a lecturer in the Statistics Department of the University.

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