STAT-740-S01 Survival Analysis and Reliability (3 credits)

South Dakota State University
(Spring 2010)

Course Meeting Time and Location: TTH 2:00PM-3:15PM, SCEH, Room 224.

Contact Information:

Instructor: Dr. Weiming Ke

Office location: Harding Hall, Room 214

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 3:30PM-5:30PM or by Appointment

Office phone number: (605) 688-5850

Email address: weiming.ke@sdstate.edu

Course Description:

Introduction to statistical models and methods for survival data analysis and reliability including non-parametric and parametric models for life time data, regression models, parametric, semi-parametric, and non-parametric inference for survival data, and system reliability.

Prerequisite: STAT-281 or STAT-381 or permission of the instructor.

Course Content:

· Survival data and censoring

· Survival distributions

· Estimation of survival functions

· Comparison of survival probabilities

· Regression models for survival data

· Cox proportional hazard models

· Reliability and risk models

Required textbook:
Statistical Methods for Survival Data Analysis, Third edition, by Elisa T. Lee, John Wenyu Wang, Wiley 2003. ISBN: 0-471-36997-7. The course will focus on Chapter 1-7, 11-12.

Class attendance policy:

Class attendance is highly encouraged but not mandatory.

Grading Policy:

• Homework  → 40 PTS
• Mid Term → 30 PTS
• Final Exam  → 30 PTS
• Total Grade  → 100 PTS

Grading Scale: 90-100 → A, 80-89 → B, 70-79 → C,  60-69 → D,  0-59 → F

Tentative Exam Due Dates:

Mid Term: March 5, 2010
Final Exam: May 7, 2010