Nick gave you a reference. Please read it. It will answer your questions.
Tony
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deepa Aggarwal
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: st: RE: Backward or Forward selection of variables in cox regression
Nick,
Thanks for quick response. But why is it bad?
Deepa
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> The usual term is Cox regression.
>
> You can use -stepwise- with -stcox-. It's a very bad idea, but it is
> possible. See Frank Harrell, Regression modeling strategies, Springer,
> NY, 2001.
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
> Deepa Aggarwal
>
> I am using stcox command of Stata for the longitudinal analysis in time
> varying cox regression. Is there any command with which I can do
> backward
> or forward selection of variables in cox regression?
>
> *
> * For searches and help try:
> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
>
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Deepa
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