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proportional hazards model

proportional hazards model A proportional hazards model is a survival analysis method that assumes study factors affect the hazard rate by a constant multiplying effect over time.

A proportional hazards model is a survival analysis method that assumes study factors affect the hazard rate by a constant multiplying effect over time. In this model, the size of each factor’s effect is assumed not to vary as time passes.