Open AccessInaccuracy of the log‐rank approximation in cancer data analysis
Author(s) -
Rappoport Nimrod,
Shamir Ron
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
molecular systems biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.523
H-Index - 148
ISSN - 1744-4292
DOI - 10.15252/msb.20188754
Subject(s) - tel aviv , library science , computer science , mathematics
The log‐rank test statistic is very broadly used in biology. Unfortunately, P ‐values based on the popular chi‐square approximation are often inaccurate and can be misleading.