Standard error and sample size determination for estimation of probabilities based on a test variable

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 419-429

  White, Donald B ^a   James, Lancelot ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Binomial; Estimation; Normal; Poisson; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERROR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SAMPLE; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029921201     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00570-6     Document Type: Article

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