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¹Department of Biostatistics, New York State University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.

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Statistics
Biostatistics
Nonparametric Methods

Background:

The Wilcoxon rank-sum test is a powerful nonparametric method for comparing two groups with paired data.
Existing methods can be suboptimal or fail with skewed distributions or non-constant shifts.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel empirical likelihood (EL) ratio approach for testing the equality of marginal distributions in bivariate populations.
To demonstrate the superiority of the proposed EL test over traditional nonparametric procedures.

Main Methods:

Development of an exact empirical likelihood (EL) ratio test for comparing marginal distributions.
Extensive Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate the test's performance under various shift alternatives.
Application of the EL ratio test to real-world medical study data.

Main Results:

The proposed EL ratio test demonstrates superior performance compared to classic nonparametric tests in shift alternative scenarios.
The EL test is particularly effective when data distributions are skewed or exhibit non-constant shifts.
Monte Carlo studies confirm excellent operating characteristics for the proposed method.

Conclusions:

The empirical likelihood (EL) ratio test provides a robust and powerful alternative for comparing two groups from continuous bivariate populations.
This method is especially advantageous in situations where traditional nonparametric tests may be inadequate.
The test's efficacy is validated through simulations and real-world medical data analysis.