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To access the Matrix Options dialog for a Left-truncated Life Table results matrix, select the Matrix control at the top of the left navigation menu and select Options from the menu bar at the top of the screen. The Matrix Options dialog will open.
This dialog will allow you to choose the statistics, variables, and features displayed in the results matrix. When you click on the OK button, the matrix will reload with the edits you have made.
Titles Section
This section has a text box containing the title you entered for the matrix on the session's Output tab. The first line of the title is displayed in the matrix window. Edit the text in this box to change the title.
Summary Statistics Section
The Summary Statistics checkboxes allow you to determine which of the statistics are displayed in the matrix.
- The Cumulative Summary has the following selections for display: n, Person Time, Observed, Expected, Standard Errors, and Confidence Intervals.
Detailed Life Statistics Section
The Detailed Life Statistics checkboxes allow you to determine which of the statistics are displayed in the matrix.
- The Detailed Life Statistics selections include: Alive at Start, Died, Censored Alive, Censored Dead, Person Time, Observed, Expected Standard Errors, and Confidence Intervals
All statistics checked on the Matrix Options dialog will appear as columns, from left to right on the Cumulative Summary and Life Table pages in the order in which they are listed above.
Options Section
The Options section allows you to hide zero count Summary rows, when included in the output, and determine when to display titles, flags, and footnotes.
- Display Titles – When this box is checked titles will appear in their places. When unchecked, the titles are hidden.
- Display Flags – Flags are symbols displayed in a matrix cell to indicate that a footnote applies to that cell. Flags displayed in a matrix window will be included in data copied to another application using the Windows clipboard, and in exported data files for that matrix. You should uncheck the Display Flags option if you are copying or exporting the data to an application that is not expecting character data. When this option is unchecked, Display Footnotes is automatically unchecked and disabled.
- Display Footnotes – Footnotes are displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the matrix window. Footnotes are specific to the page being displayed. A flag, or footnote character, is displayed in the cells to which the corresponding footnotes pertain. Footnotes are used for various reasons, including to describe specific calculations, indicate data sources, provide an explanation for empty cells, and show the results of significance testing. If a test is performed, the footnote is displayed in the status bar regardless of whether or not any cells on the page contain the footnote's flag character. The median survival time is noted in a footnote in a Survival results matrix.
