Optimal asymmetric one-sided group sequential tests

Biometrika

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-60

  Barber, Stuart ^a   Jennison, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric test; Backwards induction; Bayes decision problem; Error spending; Interim analysis; One sided test; Optimal group sequential test; Unequal error rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012447357     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/89.1.49     Document Type: Article

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