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A simulation procedure based on copulas to generate clustered multi-state survival data.

Federico Rotolo¹, Catherine Legrand, Ingrid Van Keilegom

¹Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, Università di Padova, Via Cesare Battisti 241, 35121 Padova, Italy. federico.rotolo@stat.unipd.it

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This study introduces a novel copula-based simulation method for generating complex survival data. The method accurately mimics real-world data characteristics for advanced statistical modeling.

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Area of Science:

Biostatistics
Survival Analysis
Statistical Modeling

Background:

Generating realistic survival data is crucial for evaluating statistical models.
Existing methods may not adequately capture complex dependencies found in clustered and multi-state data.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a flexible simulation procedure for survival data with clustered and multi-state structures.
To enable the study of finite sample properties of multi-state, competing risks, and frailty models.
To introduce a parameter tuning method for mimicking real data.

Main Methods:

Utilized a copula model for competing events blocks to simulate dependence between transitions and subjects.
Incorporated simulated frailties and covariates using a proportional hazards approach.
Developed a parameter tuning method via numerical minimization based on target and observed data metrics.

Main Results:

The proposed simulation procedure successfully generates survival data with desired clustered and multi-state properties.
Simulated data closely matched target values for median times and competing event probabilities.
Demonstrated the method's utility with an example from a head and neck cancer multicenter study.

Conclusions:

The copula-based simulation method provides a robust tool for generating complex survival data.
This approach enhances the evaluation of statistical models for time-to-event data with intricate structures.
The parameter tuning mechanism ensures the generated data's relevance to real-world scenarios.