Competing Risks Models

Classical competing risks models will be discussed, as well as their modern interpretations. The basic problem is that we want to consider more than one type of event, but where exactly one will occur. For instance, consider different causes of death. Figure 8.1 Competing risks: causes of death. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315373942/159dd80c-8125-4871-af3d-bcd363b2bdde/content/fig8_1.tif"/>