Out of Order: Specification Check Sequencing in Cox Models

• In Event: Rare Events, Dynamic, and Survival Models in Political Science

Brief Overview

The Cox model is the basis for more complex duration models like competing risks, and multistate models, which make a number of assumptions. We show that the order in which these assumptions are tested can yield different substantive conclusions.

Authors

• Benjamin Jones, University of Mississippi

• Shawna K. Metzger, University of Virginia