[R] Compare mean survival time

[Roland Rau]

Hi,

Xing Yuan wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> Does anybody no how to compare mean survival times for two (more) groups in
> R? What test statistics should I use?


my answer is less of an R answer than a literature answer:
John P. Klein and Melvin L. Moeschberger devote section 4.5 in their 
book "Survival Analysis" (Springer, starting on page 117 in the 2nd 
edition) to the topic: "Point and Interval Estimates of the Mean and 
Median Survival Time".

I hope this helps,
Roland