Data set from an AIDS clinical trial designed to study the benefits of Zidovudine therapy in patients in the early stage of HIV infection. It contains interval-censored data of 1607 individuals.
data(illust3)A data frame with 1607 observations on the following 3 variables.
leftLeft endpoint of censoring interval.
rightRight endpoint of censoring interval.
groupTreatment group (1 = deferred therapy; 2 = 500 mg/day dosage; 3 = 1500 mg/day dosage).
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