Asked by Quadriyyah Russell on Aug 01, 2024

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What is the most important assumption in this type of analysis? Use the following table to answer the question. Survival of Patients With Metastatic Cancer Z Following Diagnosis
$\begin{array}{llllllll}\begin{array}{l}\text{ Interval }\\ \text{ since }\\ \text{ beginning }\\ \text{ treatment }\\ \text{ (months) }\end{array}& \begin{array}{l}\text{ Alive at }\\ \text{ beginning }\\ \text{ interval }\end{array}& \begin{array}{l}\text{ Died }\\ \text{ during }\\ \text{ interva }\\ 1\end{array}& \begin{array}{l}\text{ Withdre }\\ \text{ whterval }\end{array}& \begin{array}{l}\text{ Effective }\\ \text{ number }\\ \text{ exposed }\\ \text{ to risk of }\\ \text{ dying }\end{array}& \begin{array}{l}\text{ Proporti }\\ \text{ on who }\\ \text{ died }\\ \text{ during }\\ \text{ interval }\end{array}& \begin{array}{l}\text{ Proportion }\\ \text{ who did not }\\ \text{ die during }\\ \text{ interval }\end{array}& \begin{array}{l}\text{ Cumulative }\\ \text{ proportion }\\ \text{ who }\\ \text{ survived }\\ \text{ from }\\ \text{ enrollment }\\ \text{ to end of }\\ \text{ interval }\end{array}\\ x& I_x& d_x& W_x& I_x^{\prime }& q_x& p_x& P_x\\ 1-12& 200& 10& 40& & & & \\ 13-24& 150& 20& 30& & & & \\ 25-36& 100& 30& 20& & & & \\ 37-48& 50& 40& 10& & & & \end{array}$


A) There has been no secular (temporal) change in the effectiveness of treatment or in survivorship over calendar time.
B) The effect of treatment has improved during the period of the study.
C) The survival experience of people who are lost to follow-up is better than the experience of those who are followed up.
D) The survival experience of people who are lost to follow-up is worse than the experience of those who are followed up.
E) An equal number of men and women enrolled each year.