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Example 32
E Then in the Data Files dialog box, click the File Name button.
E Select the data file transplant-b.sav.
E Select Allow non-numeric data (a check mark appears next to it).
Recoding the data as shown above and selecting
Allow non-numeric data are the only
extra steps that are required for analyzing censored data. In all other respects, fitting a
model with censored data and interpreting the results is exactly the same as if the data
were purely numeric.
Performing a Regression Analysis
Let’s try predicting timesqr using age and year of acceptance (acceptyr) as predictors.
Begin by drawing the following path diagram:
timesqr
age
0,
e
1
acceptyr