summary.frailtyPenal       package:frailtypack       R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This function returns hazard rations (HR) and its confidence
     intervals

_U_s_a_g_e:

     summary.frailtyPenal(object, level = 0.95, len = 6, d = 2, lab="hr", ...)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

  object: output from a call to frailtyPenal.

   level: significance level of confidence interval. Default is 95%.

     len: the desired number of digits after the decimal point. Default
          of 6 digits is used.

       d: the total field width. Default is 6.

     lab: label of printed results.

     ...: other unusued arguments.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     This function calls to intervals.frailtyPenal

_V_a_l_u_e:

     Prints HR and its confidence intervals. Confidence level is
     allowed (level argument)

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'intervals.frailtyPenal'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     data(kidney)
     mod<-frailtyPenal(Surv(time,status)~age+sex+cluster(id),
          data=kidney,n.knots=8,kappa1=1000)
     summary(mod)

     # confidence interval at 99

     summary(mod,level=0.99)

