Re: [R] p-value=0 running coxph

2008-10-30 Thread Thomas Lumley
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008, GSt wrote: Dear all, I have a question concerning the p-value. When running coxph I get a p-value = 0. :confused: Can this be true? Why aren??t there decimal points? Is there a way to find out the exact p-value? The p-values are rounded, and of course they are not exac

Re: [R] p-value=0 running coxph

2008-10-30 Thread C.H.
Because your test statistics (z=-9.16) is too small. (well, z> 1.96 or Z < -1.96 is p=0.05) If you really want the exact p, you can try pnorm(-9.16) if I were you I will quote p<0.001 as well as the test statistics. (if you are going to submit it to medical journals) C On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 1

[R] p-value=0 running coxph

2008-10-30 Thread GSt
Dear all, I have a question concerning the p-value. When running coxph I get a p-value = 0. :confused: Can this be true? Why arenĀ“t there decimal points? Is there a way to find out the exact p-value? Here is the output: