Analysis of Failure and Survival Data

Analysis of Failure and Survival Data is an essential textbook for graduate-level students of survival analysis and reliability and a valuable reference for practitioners. It focuses on the many techniques that appear in popular software packages, including plotting product-limit survival curves, hazard plots, and probability plots in the context of censored data. The author integrates S-Plus and Minitab output throughout the text, along with a variety of real data sets so readers can see how the theory and methods are applied. He also incorporates exercises in each chapter that provide valuable problem-solving experience.

In addition to all of this, the book also brings to light the most recent linear regression techniques. Most importantly, it includes a definitive account of the Buckley-James method for censored linear regression, found to be the best performing method when a Cox proportional hazards method is not appropriate.

Applying the theories of survival analysis and reliability requires more background and experience than students typically receive at the undergraduate level. Mastering the contents of this book will help prepare students to begin performing research in survival analysis and reliability and provide seasoned practitioners with a deeper understanding of the field.

《失敗和生存數據分析》是一本對於生存分析和可靠性的研究的研究生級學生來說必不可少的教科書，也是從業人員的寶貴參考資料。該書著重介紹了許多常見軟體包中的技術，包括在被截斷數據的背景下繪製產品限制生存曲線、風險圖和概率圖。作者在整本書中結合了S-Plus和Minitab的輸出，並使用了多種真實數據集，讓讀者能夠看到理論和方法的應用。此外，每章還包含了練習題，提供了寶貴的問題解決經驗。

除此之外，該書還介紹了最新的線性回歸技術。最重要的是，它包含了對於被截斷線性回歸的Buckley-James方法的確定性描述，該方法在Cox比例風險方法不適用時被發現是表現最佳的方法。

應用生存分析和可靠性的理論需要比學生在本科水平上通常接受的背景和經驗更多。掌握本書的內容將有助於學生開始進行生存分析和可靠性研究，並為經驗豐富的從業人員提供更深入的領域理解。