Identify clusters.

DESCRIPTION:
This is a special function used in the context of the Cox model. It identifies correlated groups of observations, and is used on the right hand side of a formula.

USAGE:
cluster(x)

REQUIRED ARGUMENTS:
x:
A character, factor, or numeric variable.

VALUE:
x

DETAILS:
The function's only action is semantic, to mark a variable as the cluster indicator.

SEE ALSO:
coxph , Surv .

EXAMPLES:
coxph(Surv(futime, fustat) ~ age + cluster(rx), data = ovarian)