Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) models

Fits accelerated failure time models in the presence of right and/or left censoring.
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Updated 12 Sep 2012

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The “aft” function fits models of the form:

Y=log(T)=g0+g1*Z1+g2*Z2+...+sigma*epsilon

where usually T is a time to event variable and g0, g1, ... and sigma are to be estimated. Since T is a time to event variable censoring might be involved. The “aft” function deals with possibly right and/or left censored data. With "sigma" we denote the scale parameter, and the regression coefficients are denoted by vector g=[g0 g1 g2...]. The covariates are denoted with Z1, Z2, ...

The distribution of "epsilon" defines the distribution of T. The user can specify this distribution using one of the following available options:
Exponential, Weibull, Log-normal, Log-logistic, Generalized Gamma.

The “aft” routine is supposed to be a MATLAB alternative to proc lifereg of SAS, or survreg of R. However the “aft” has less options.

Cite As

Leonidas Bantis (2024). Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) models (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/38118-accelerated-failure-time-aft-models), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.2.0.0

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