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I am trying to find an intuitive explanation of the difference between the hazard and survival rates? Are the two the same thing but expressed differently?

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    survival rate = the proportion (e.g percent) being "alive" at a certain time point. hazard = the instantaneous risk of experiencing the event. – Adam Robinsson Dec 13 '15 at 20:12
  • Are you looking for an explanation of the _difference in meaning_ of the two parameters or for an intuitive explanation of their relationship? – Dilip Sarwate Dec 13 '15 at 22:37
  • @DilipSarwate an intuitive explanation both both would be great. –  Dec 13 '15 at 22:43
  • See [What is a hazard rate?](http://stats.stackexchange.com/q/121931/17230), [Implication of Hazard Rate?](http://stats.stackexchange.com/q/136014/17230), [Proof of relationship between hazard rate, probability density, survival function](http://stats.stackexchange.com/q/58046/17230) & [Intuition for cumulative hazard function (survival analysis)](http://stats.stackexchange.com/q/60238/17230). – Scortchi - Reinstate Monica Dec 14 '15 at 14:50

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