


How to Calculate Sample Size for Reliability Life Testing: A Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction Manufacturing companies conduct life tests on newly designed products before releasing it to the market. The test can help in identifying any potential weaknesses and failure modes, estimate the…
Comparison of Failure Time Distributions For Time-to-Event (or Survival Analysis)–A Tutorial With Code
This article is part of an extended series of tutorials for time-to-event (or survival) analysis. The next article is here. Introduction Applications involving comparison of time-to-failure data from different groups…
Parametric Modeling of Failure Time Data in Time-to-Event (or Survival) Analysis: Part II
This article is part of an extended series of tutorials for time-to-event (or survival) analysis. The next article is here. Introduction This is the second part of the article on…
Parametric Modeling of Failure Time Data in Time-to-Event (or Survival) Analysis
This article is part of an extended series of tutorials for time-to-event (or survival) analysis. The next article is here. Introduction The four previous articles that I wrote were based…
Statistical Hypothesis Testing of Failure-Time Data in Time-to-Event (or Survival) Analysis (Part II)
This article is part of an extended series of tutorials for time-to-event (or survival) analysis. The next article is here. Introduction This article is a continuation of the series of…
Statistical Hypothesis Testing of Failure-Time Data in Time-to-Event (or Survival) Analysis
This article is part of an extended series of tutorials for time-to-event (or survival) analysis. The next article is here. Introduction The following article is my attempt at applying the…
Competing Risks in Time-to-Event (or Survival) Analysis–A Tutorial With Code
This article originally appeared at Accendo Reliabilty as Competing Risks in Failure Time Data. This article is part of an extended series of tutorials for time-to-event (or survival) analysis. The…
Introduction to Time-to-Event (or Survival) Analysis–A Tutorial With Code
This article originally appeared at Accendo Reliability as Time to Event Analysis: An Introduction This article is part of an extended series of tutorials for time-to-event (or survival) analysis. The…
The Battle For The Soul Of Causal Inference
battle_for_the_soul_of_causal_inference_blog.knit The Battle for the Soul of Causal Inference: Pearl vs. Rubin In causal inference methodology, an intellectual battle of titans has been unfolding for decades. This conflict isn’t merely academic…
Association Does Not Imply Causation, Except When it Does – A Causal Inference Perspective
association_to_causation_blog.knit The Challenge of Causal Inference Ever wondered why researchers are so cautious when saying “X causes Y” instead of just “X is associated with Y”? The difference isn’t just…
Common DAG Structures–Confounding, Collider Bias, and Mediation
common_DAG_structures_blog.knit Introduction Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) are powerful tools for visualizing and understanding causal relationships. In this blog post, we’ll explore common DAG structures that frequently appear in causal inference…
Selection Bias, A Causal Inference Perspective (With Downloadable Code Notebook)
collider_bias.knit Find the RMarkdown Notebook on Github and Run the Code Yourself! Introduction - What is Collider Bias? Collider bias occurs when we condition on (or select based on) a…