vivaGen

vivaGen generates survival datasets for testing and validation of survival analysis methods by producing time-to-event data with configurable sample size, censoring rates, and event distributions.

Key Features:

• Dataset Generation: Generates realistic survival datasets for testing and benchmarking survival analysis software and algorithms.
• Customizability: Allows configuration of sample size, censoring rates, and event distributions to mimic diverse clinical scenarios.
• Reproducibility: Produces consistent datasets to enable reproducible software testing and benchmarking.
• Time-to-event Simulation: Simulates time-to-event data using statistical models and handles right-censored observations representative of clinical trial data.

Scientific Applications:

• Algorithm Development: Provides diverse simulated datasets to develop and refine algorithms for survival analysis.
• Software Validation: Enables comprehensive testing and benchmarking of software applications designed for survival analysis.
• Educational Use: Supplies datasets for training and teaching survival analysis concepts through practical examples.

Methodology:

Simulates time-to-event data using statistical models that reflect clinical trial characteristics and explicitly handles right-censored observations.