User Guide

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Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysis
 Select a time variable.
 Select a status variable to identify cases for which the terminal event has occurred. This
variable can be numeric or short string. Then click
Define Event.
Optionally, you can select a factor variable to examine group differences. You can also
select a strata
variable, which will produce separate analyses for each level (stratum)
of the variable.
Kaplan-Meier Define Event for Status Variable
Figure 10-2
Kaplan-Meier Define Event for Status Variable dialog box
Enter the value or values indicating that the terminal event has occurred. You can enter
a single value, a range of values, or a list of values. The Range of Values option is
available only if your status variable is numeric.