survivalstan 0.1.2.5

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survivalstan: Survival Models in Stan
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author: Jacki Novik

Overview
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Library of Stan Models for Survival Analysis

Features:

* Variety of standard survival models
- Weibull, Exponential, and Gamma parameterization
- PEM models with variety of baseline hazards
- PEM model with varying-coefficients (by group)
- PEM model with time-varying-effects
* Extensible framework - bring your own Stan code, or edit the models above
* Uses [pandas](http://pandas.pydata.org) data frames & [patsy](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/patsy) formulas
* Graphical posterior predictive checking (currently PEM models only)
* Plot posterior estimates of key parameters using [seaborn](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/seaborn)
* Annotate posterior draws of parameter estimates, format as [pandas](http://pandas.pydata.org) dataframes
* Works with extensions to [pystan](https://pystan.readthedocs.io/en/latest/), such as [stancache](http://github.com/jburos/stancache) or [pystan-cache](https://github.com/paulkernfeld/pystan-cache)

Installation / Usage
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Install using pip, as:

$ pip install survivalstan


Or, you can clone the repo:

$ git clone https://github.com/hammerlab/survivalstan.git
$ pip install .

Contributing
------------

Details to come. For now, please do not hesitate to contribute if you would like.

Usage examples
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There are several examples included in the [example-notebooks](http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/hammerlab/survivalstan/tree/master/example-notebooks/), roughly one corresponding to each model.

If you are not sure where to start, [Test pem_survival_model with simulated data.ipynb](http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/hammerlab/survivalstan/blob/master/example-notebooks/Test%20pem_survival_model%20with%20simulated%20data.ipynb) contains the most explanatory text. Many of the other notebooks are sparse on explanation, but do illustrate variations on the different models.

For basic usage:

```
import survivalstan
import stanity
import seaborn as sb
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import statsmodels

## load flchain test data from R's `survival` package
dataset = statsmodels.datasets.get_rdataset(package = 'survival', dataname = 'flchain' )
d = dataset.data.query('futime > 7')
d.reset_index(level = 0, inplace = True)

## e.g. fit Weibull survival model
testfit_wei = survivalstan.fit_stan_survival_model(
model_cohort = 'Weibull model',
model_code = survivalstan.models.weibull_survival_model,
df = d,
time_col = 'futime',
event_col = 'death',
formula = 'age + sex',
iter = 3000,
chains = 4,
make_inits = survivalstan.make_weibull_survival_model_inits
)

## coefplot for Weibull coefficient estimates
sb.boxplot(x = 'value', y = 'variable', data = testfit_wei['coefs'])

## or, use plot_coefs
survivalstan.utils.plot_coefs([testfit_wei])

## print summary of MCMC draws from posterior for each parameter
print(testfit_wei['fit'])


## e.g. fit Piecewise-exponential survival model
dlong = survivalstan.prep_data_long_surv(d, time_col = 'futime', event_col = 'death')
testfit_pem = survivalstan.fit_stan_survival_model(
model_cohort = 'PEM model',
model_code = survivalstan.models.pem_survival_model,
df = dlong,
sample_col = 'index',
timepoint_end_col = 'end_time',
event_col = 'end_failure',
formula = 'age + sex',
iter = 3000,
chains = 4,
)

## print summary of MCMC draws from posterior for each parameter
print(testfit_pem['fit'])

## coefplot for PEM model results
sb.boxplot(x = 'value', y = 'variable', data = testfit_pem['coefs'])

## plot baseline hazard (only PEM models)
survivalstan.utils.plot_coefs([testfit_pem], element='baseline')

## posterior-predictive checking (only PEM models)
survivalstan.utils.plot_pp_survival([testfit_pem])

## e.g. compare models using PSIS-LOO
stanity.loo_compare(testfit_wei['loo'], testfit_pem['loo'])

## compare coefplots
sb.boxplot(x = 'value', y = 'variable', hue = 'model_cohort',
data = testfit_pem['coefs'].append(testfit_wei['coefs']))
plt.legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc=2, borderaxespad=0.)

## (or, use survivalstan.utils.plot_coefs)
survivalstan.utils.plot_coefs([testfit_wei, testfit_pem])

```