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extract_z: Extracting the z-statistic from a survival object

Description

Generic S3 methods to extract the z-statistic from a set of survival fit objects

Usage

extract_z(fit, ...)

# S3 method for survdiff extract_z(fit, ...)

# S3 method for coxph extract_z(fit, arm, ...)

# S3 method for survreg extract_z(fit, arm, ...)

Value

a numeric value, the z statistic for the independence test of the treatment arm

Arguments

fit

a fitted survival object : survdiff, coxph, survreg

...

extendible arguments to the S3 method

arm

a character vector giving the name of the covariate representing the treatment arm.

Methods (by class)

  • extract_z(survdiff): Method for survdiff

  • extract_z(coxph): Method for coxph objects

  • extract_z(survreg): Method for survreg objects

Author

Simon Bond