crrstep: Stepwise Covariate Selection for the Fine & Gray Competing Risks Regression Model

Performs forward and backward stepwise regression for the proportional subdistribution hazards model in competing risks (Fine & Gray 1999). Procedure uses AIC, BIC and BICcr as selection criteria. BICcr has a penalty of k = log(n*), where n* is the number of primary events. This version includes improved handling of factors, interactions, and polynomial terms.

Package details

AuthorRavi Varadhan [aut, cre], Deborah Kuk [aut], Leon Wang [ctb]
MaintainerRavi Varadhan <ravi.varadhan@jhu.edu>
LicenseGPL (>= 2)
Version2025.1.1
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("crrstep")

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crrstep documentation built on Jan. 15, 2026, 1:06 a.m.