Which of the Following Illustrates a Violation to One of the Assumptions

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following illustrates a violation to one of the assumptions made when using the Kaplan-Meier method?

• A) Some patients who dropped out of the study have a similar probability of survival as those who remained in it.
• B) Patients present the outcome at different time intervals.
• C) An event of interest different from death is studied.
• D) There is a significant improvement in the treatment of the condition being studied in the middle of the duration of the study.
• E) The median survival time is longer than the duration of the study.

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