title: A nonparametric test for comparing two samples where all observations are either left- or right-censored.
abstract: The situation is considered where the status of the individuals under study is assessed only once during their lifetime, and as a consequence the observed time to an event of interest is either left- or right-censored. Nonparametric estimation of the time to event distribution is reviewed and a nonparametric two-sample test is proposed. The performance of the test is illustrated by simulations and by a numerical example.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Rønn
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015982:Bias; D001699:Biometry / Q000379:methods; D003718:Denmark; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012036:Refugees; D013997:Time Factors