On 12/13/2013 05:00 AM, r-help-request at r-project.org wrote:
i all, I am using the coxme function to fit random effects survival models. The base survival models show a typical "J" shaped curve where survival drops sharply then plateaus over time interval. I want to include a time covariate which could account for this non-linear decrease in survival over time. However, I have not found a clear way to do this in the coxme models. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Below is some sample code and data. -Jared
I don't understand what you need. One of the advantages of the Cox model is that the baseline hazard function automatically accommodates such features, for both coxph and coxme. Terry Therneau PS: I can't make out the pattern of your sample data. Perhaps you were depending on the html formatting? R-help uses simple text only.