Equivalence and interval testing for lehmann's alternative

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 435, 1996, Pages 1187-1196

  Munk, Axel ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioequivalence; Clinically relevant difference; Population equivalence; Savage's test; Unbiased testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030329266     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.1996.10476988     Document Type: Article

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