A Monte Carlo study of alternative responses to intraclass correlation in community trials: Is it ever possible to avoid Cornfield's penalties?

Evaluation Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 313-337

  Murray, David M ^a   Hannan, Peter J ^a   Baker, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030153856     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9602000305     Document Type: Article

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