# # A simple test of the singular=ok option # test1 <- data.frame(time= c(4, 3,1,1,2,2,3), status=c(1,NA,1,0,1,1,0), x= c(0, 2,1,1,1,0,0)) temp <- rep(0:3, rep(7,4)) stest <- data.frame(start = 10*temp, stop = 10*temp + test1$time, status = rep(test1$status,4), x = c(test1$x+ 1:7, rep(test1$x,3)), epoch = rep(1:4, rep(7,4))) fit1 <- coxph(Surv(start, stop, status) ~ x * factor(epoch), stest) fit1$coef # elements 2:4 should be NA