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Tabassum Naz Sindhu¹, Anum Shafiq^1,2,3, Youssef El Khatib⁴

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This study introduces the Length-Biased Sujit (LBSJT) distribution, a novel statistical model for analyzing survival data in oncology. The LBSJT distribution offers enhanced flexibility and superior fitting capabilities for time-to-event outcomes in biomedical research.

Keywords:

Length-biased distribution Lifetime model Remission data Simulation study Sujit

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Biostatistics
Mathematical Oncology
Survival Analysis

Background:

Statistical methodologies are vital in biomedical research, especially for analyzing clinical and survival data.
Accurate characterization of time-to-event outcomes in oncology requires specialized statistical frameworks.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce a generalized model, the Length-Biased Sujit (LBSJT) distribution, extending the conventional Sujit model.
Enhance flexibility in modeling survival times using a length-biased mechanism.
Evaluate the fitting capabilities of the LBSJT distribution compared to its original version.

Main Methods:

Establish key theoretical properties of the LBSJT distribution, including moments and reliability measures.
Derive additional analytical features like Bonferroni and Lorenz curves.
Employ maximum likelihood estimation and conduct Monte Carlo simulations for parameter estimation and robustness assessment.

Main Results:

Demonstrate strong estimation accuracy, improving with larger sample sizes and parameter values.
The LBSJT distribution exhibits superior fitting capabilities compared to established models.
The model's effectiveness is validated through application to clinical remission data.

Conclusions:

The proposed LBSJT distribution is a flexible and effective tool for analyzing time-to-event data in oncology.
The LBSJT model offers improved performance over existing distributions for clinical survival data.
This novel statistical framework advances the analysis of survival data in biomedical research.