R help - Mar 2009 - Green and Byar (1980) Prostate Cancer Data set from Andrews and Herzberg - Data

Hi,

I am looking for a data set containing the information from a randomized trial
evaluating the effect of DES (diethylsilbestrol) on multiple time-to-event
endpoints, prostate cancer, CVD, and other causes.  The original source of this
data is Green and Byar (1980).  This is a popular competing risks problem that
has subsequently been discussed in a number of statistical papers including Kay
(1986).

Does anyone have a digital version of this data set?  

This data is also presented in Andrews, D. F. and Herzberg, A. M. (1985). Data. 
Does a digital version of all the data sets in A & H exist?

Thanks very much,
Ravi.

____________________________________________________________________

Ravi Varadhan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University

Ph. (410) 502-2619
email: rvaradhan at jhmi.edu

I just found it.  Please disregrad my email. 

Ravi.


____________________________________________________________________

Ravi Varadhan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University

Ph. (410) 502-2619
email: rvaradhan at jhmi.edu


----- Original Message -----
From: Ravi Varadhan <rvaradhan at jhmi.edu>
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 4:03 pm
Subject: [R] Green and Byar (1980) Prostate Cancer Data set from Andrews and
Herzberg - Data
To: r-help at r-project.org

> Hi,
>  
>  I am looking for a data set containing the information from a 
> randomized trial evaluating the effect of DES (diethylsilbestrol) on 
> multiple time-to-event endpoints, prostate cancer, CVD, and other 
> causes.  The original source of this data is Green and Byar (1980).  
> This is a popular competing risks problem that has subsequently been 
> discussed in a number of statistical papers including Kay (1986).  
>  
>  Does anyone have a digital version of this data set?  
>  
>  This data is also presented in Andrews, D. F. and Herzberg, A. M. 
> (1985). Data.   Does a digital version of all the data sets in A & H
exist?
>  
>  Thanks very much,
>  Ravi.
>  
>  ____________________________________________________________________
>  
>  Ravi Varadhan, Ph.D.
>  Assistant Professor,
>  Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
>  School of Medicine
>  Johns Hopkins University
>  
>  Ph. (410) 502-2619
>  email: rvaradhan at jhmi.edu
>  
>  ______________________________________________
>  R-help at r-project.org mailing list
>  
>  PLEASE do read the posting guide 
>  and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.

Ravi Varadhan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am looking for a data set containing the information from a randomized
trial evaluating the effect of DES (diethylsilbestrol) on multiple time-to-event
endpoints, prostate cancer, CVD, and other causes.  The original source of this
data is Green and Byar (1980).  This is a popular competing risks problem that
has subsequently been discussed in a number of statistical papers including Kay
(1986).
> 
> Does anyone have a digital version of this data set?  
> 
> This data is also presented in Andrews, D. F. and Herzberg, A. M. (1985).
Data.   Does a digital version of all the data sets in A & H exist?
> 
> Thanks very much,
> Ravi.
An R binary dataset is at http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/Datasets

Note that there is something strange about the AP variable with a lot of 
ties at some value near 1.0.  I have never been able to find any 
documentation about this problem.  If you find any please let me know.

Frank
> 
> ____________________________________________________________________
> 
> Ravi Varadhan, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor,
> Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
> School of Medicine
> Johns Hopkins University
> 
> Ph. (410) 502-2619
> email: rvaradhan at jhmi.edu
> 
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
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> PLEASE do read the posting guide
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
> 

-- 
Frank E Harrell Jr   Professor and Chair           School of Medicine
                      Department of Biostatistics   Vanderbilt University