Survival trees: an alternative non-parametric multivariate technique for life history analysis

Eur J Popul. 1997;13(3):223-41. doi: 10.1023/a:1005844818027.

Abstract

PIP: "In this paper an extension of tree-structured methodology to cover censored survival analysis is discussed.... The tree-shaped diagram...can be used to draw meaningful patterns of behaviour throughout the individual life history.... The fundamentals of tree methodology are outlined; [then] an application of the technique to real data from a survey on the progression to marriage among adult women in Italy is illustrated; [and] some comments are presented on the main advantages and problems related to tree-structured methodology for censored survival analysis." (EXCERPT)

MeSH terms

  • Demography
  • Developed Countries
  • Europe
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic*
  • Family
  • Family Characteristics
  • Italy
  • Life Cycle Stages*
  • Longevity
  • Marriage*
  • Methods*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Mortality
  • Multivariate Analysis*
  • Population
  • Population Dynamics
  • Research
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Survival Rate*