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Example 2 for PROC LIFEREG


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/*    NAME: LIFEREX2                                            */
/*   TITLE: Example 2 for PROC LIFEREG                          */
/* PRODUCT: STAT                                                */
/*  SYSTEM: ALL                                                 */
/*    KEYS: survival data analysis, Tobit model                 */
/*   PROCS: LIFEREG                                             */
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/* SUPPORT: lichen                                              */
/*     REF: PROC LIFEREG, EXAMPLE 2.                            */
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data subset;
   input Hours Yrs_Ed Yrs_Exp @@;
   if Hours eq 0
      then Lower=.;
      else Lower=Hours;
   datalines;
0 8 9 0 8 12 0 9 10 0 10 15 0 11 4 0 11 6
1000 12 1 1960 12 29 0 13 3 2100 13 36
3686 14 11 1920 14 38 0 15 14 1728 16 3
1568 16 19 1316 17 7 0 17 15
;
proc lifereg data=subset outest=OUTEST(keep=_scale_);
   model (lower, hours) = yrs_ed yrs_exp / d=normal;
   output out=OUT xbeta=Xbeta;
run;
data predict;
   drop lambda _scale_ _prob_;
   set out;
   if _n_ eq 1 then set outest;
   lambda = pdf('NORMAL',Xbeta/_scale_)
            / cdf('NORMAL',Xbeta/_scale_);
   Predict = cdf('NORMAL', Xbeta/_scale_)
             * (Xbeta + _scale_*lambda);
   label Xbeta='MEAN OF UNCENSORED VARIABLE'
         Predict = 'MEAN OF CENSORED VARIABLE';
run;
proc print data=predict noobs label;
   var hours lower yrs: xbeta predict;
run;