A researcher studies the rate of death for patients in an in-hospital study of a new treatment

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A researcher studies the rate of death for patients in an in-hospital study of a new treatment for colon cancer. Which of the following cases represents an individual with censored data in the study?

a. A patient who dies from colon cancer during the study.

b. A patient who checks out of the hospital and doesn’t report back to the researchers.

c. A patient who withdraws consent for her participation in the study but remains in the hospital.

d. A patient who dies 4 days after the end of the study.

e. A patient who dies 20 years after the end of the study.

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The Analysis Of Biological Data

ISBN: 9781319226237

3rd Edition

Authors: Michael C. Whitlock, Dolph Schluter

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