As interesting and revealing as Tables 14-3 and 14-4 might be (!), it is usually more helpful to…

As interesting and revealing as Tables 14-3 and 14-4 might be (!), it is usually more helpful to…
As interesting and revealing as Tables 14-3 and 14-4 might be (!), it is usually more helpful to construct graphs that make it easier to understand the survivor data. See the accompanying Kaplan-Meier cumulative survival curves in Figure 14-1 that incorporates the survivor data from Table 14-3 and Table 14-4. The graph is constructed by using the survival times (column 1) and the cumulative proportions of patients not smoking (column 6) from Table 14-3 and Table 14-4. The Kaplan-Meier cumulative survival curves in Figure 14-1 show that the proportions of survivors (patients who had not resumed smoking) with counseling are generally higher than the proportions of survivors with medication, so it becomes clear that the counseling program had better results than the medication program. However, neither of the programs had very high rates of survivors, so neither program appears to be very effective in helping patients achieve success in their attempts to stop smoking. Apr 06 2022 11:33 AM