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Plotting a Kaplan-Meier survival curve

Plot the Kaplan-Meier survival function to visualize the survival probability over time.

  1. Select a cell in the dataset.
  2. On the Analyse-it ribbon tab, in the Statistical Analyses group, click Survival/Reliability, and then click Kaplan-Meier Survival Function.
    The analysis task pane opens.
  3. In the Y (time to event) drop-down list, select the time until the event of interest variable.
  4. Optional: In the Censor drop-down list, select the state variable that indicates whether the time was censored or if the event of interest occured, and then in the Event drop-down list, select the state that indicates the time was censored.
  5. Optional: In the X (factor) drop-down list, select the grouping variable.
  6. Optional: To show the survival probabilities for each failure time, On the Analyse-it ribbon tab, in the Survival/Reliability group, click S(t).
  7. Click Calculate.
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