Inference About the Standardized Mortality Ratio when Evaluating the Effect of a Screening Program on Survival

Functions to make inference about the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) when evaluating the effect of a screening program. The package is based on methods described in Sasieni (2003) and Talbot et al. (2011) .

Data and Source Code From: Nitrogen Uptake and Allocation Estimates for Spartina Alterniflora and Distichlis Spicata

Contains data, code, and figures from Hill et al. 2018a (Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology; ) and Hill et al. 2018b (Data In Brief ). Datasets document plant allometry, stem heights, nutrient and stable isotope content, and sediment denitrification enzyme assays. The data and analysis offer an examination of nitrogen uptake and allocation in two salt marsh plant species.

Excess Hazard Modelling Considering Inappropriate Mortality Rates

Fits relative survival regression models with or without proportional excess hazards and with the additional possibility to correct for background mortality by one or more parameter(s). These models are relevant when the observed mortality in the studied group is not comparable to that of the general population or in population-based studies where the available life tables used for net survival estimation are insufficiently stratified. In the latter case, the proposed model by Touraine et al. (2020) can be used. The user can also fit a model that relaxes the proportional expected hazards assumption considered in the Touraine et al. excess hazard model. This extension was proposed by Mba et al. (2020) to allow non-proportional effects of the additional variable on the general population mortality. In non-population-based studies, researchers can identify non-comparability source of bias in terms of expected mortality of selected individuals. An excess hazard model correcting this selection bias is presented in Goungounga et al. (2019) . This class of model with a random effect at the cluster level on excess hazard is presented in Goungounga et al. (2023) .