Melanoma                package:MASS                R Documentation

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

     The `Melanoma' data frame has data on 205 patients in Denmark with
     malignant melanoma.

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

     data(Melanoma)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

     `_t_i_m_e' survival time in days, possibly censored

     `_s_t_a_t_u_s' `1' died from melanoma, `2' alive, `3' dead from other
          causes

     `_s_e_x' `1' = male, `2' = female

     `_a_g_e' age in years

     `_y_e_a_r' of operation

     `_t_h_i_c_k_n_e_s_s' tumour thickness in mm

     `_u_l_c_e_r' `1' = presence, `0' = absence

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     P. K. Andersen, O. Borgan, R. D. Gill, and N. Keiding (1993)
     Statistical Models based on Counting Processes. Springer.

