Survival analysis is a class of statistical methods for studying the occurrence and timing of events statistical analysis of longitudinal data particularly censored data lies at the heart of social work research and many of social work researchs empirical problems such as child welfare welfare policy evaluation of welfare to work programs and mental health can be formulated as . This growing series consists of succinct and user friendly volumes about established and emerging research methodologies written with social workers in mind filled with practical advice and detailed examples the pocket guides are a handy library of research methods for fledgling as well as seasoned social work researchers. Survival analysis pocket guides to social work research methods pocket guide to social work research methods was written by a person known as the author and has been written in sufficient quantity abundance abundance abundance abundance abundance considerable wide massive fabulous sufficient generous generous rich insulting excessive excessive excessive too much loud aggressive grunt . Survival analysis is a method of analysing any data set that consists of time to event where the data set is not temporally completed that is where not all of the initial events have been succeeded by the end events its major advantage is that it allows the researcher to model the data using the whole set although widely used in other disciplines with a few exceptions it has received . Download citation survival analysis in social work research survival analysis is a method of analysing any data set that consists of time to event where the data set is not temporally completed