The Regression-Analog to Survival Analysis: A Selected Application to Turnover Research

Abstract

The broad applicability of the regression-analog to survival analysis to the study of time-dependent relationships is described and empirically illustrated. Our presentation extends prior work focusing on life table analysis and the ANOVA-analog. In particular, we discuss decisions that researchers should make prior to calculating survival equations, subsequent estimation and interpretation of empirical results, graphical data analysis, and the treatment of time-dependent covariates. Our goal in providing this description and empirical illustration is to increase the accessibility of survival analysis to researchers working in a broad number of management-related areas.