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survivalBIV: Estimation of the Bivariate Distribution Function for Sequentially Ordered Events Under Univariate Censoring

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  • Moreira, Ana Cristina
  • Machado, Luís Filipe Meira

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In many medical studies, patients can experience several events. The times between consecutive events (gap times) are often of interest and lead to problems that have received much attention recently. In this work we consider the estimation of the bivariate distribution function for censored gap times, using survivalBIV a software application for R. Some related problems such as the estimation of the marginal distribution of the second gap time is also discussed. It describes the capabilities of the program for estimating these quantities using four different approaches, all using the Kaplan-Meier estimator of survival. One of these estimators is based on Bayes’ theorem and Kaplan-Meier survival function. Two estimators were recently proposed using the Kaplan-Meier estimator pertaining to the distribution of the total time to weight the bivariate data (de Uña-Álvarez and Meira-Machado 2008 and de Uña-Álvarez and Amorim 2011). The software can also be used to implement the estimator proposed in Lin, Sun, and Ying (1999), which is based on inverse probability of censoring weighted. The software is illustrated using data from a bladder cancer study.

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  • Moreira, Ana Cristina & Machado, Luís Filipe Meira, 2012. "survivalBIV: Estimation of the Bivariate Distribution Function for Sequentially Ordered Events Under Univariate Censoring," Journal of Statistical Software, Foundation for Open Access Statistics, vol. 46(i13).
    • Handle: RePEc:jss:jstsof:v:046:i13
    DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10.18637/jss.v046.i13
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    1. Gustavo Soutinho & Luís Meira-Machado, 2023. "Nonparametric estimation of the distribution of gap times for recurrent events," Statistical Methods & Applications, Springer;Società Italiana di Statistica, vol. 32(1), pages 103-128, March.
    2. Rafiqul I. Chowdhury & M. Ataharul Islam, 2020. "Prediction of risks of sequence of events using multistage proportional hazards model: a marginal-conditional modelling approach," Statistical Methods & Applications, Springer;Società Italiana di Statistica, vol. 29(1), pages 141-171, March.

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