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 3pages 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