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Re: Simulation of Weibull survival data

To: ef9999@albany.edu
Subject: Re: Simulation of Weibull survival data
From: Terry Therneau <therneau@mayo.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:55:48 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: s-news@lists.biostat.wustl.edu
Reply-to: Terry Therneau <therneau@mayo.edu>
 If x ~ as an exponential, then x^p is distributed as a Weibull for p>0.  So 
simulation of the data is easy using rexp().
 
        Terry Therneau
        


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