Sample size calculations for studies with correlated observations

Biometrics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 937-947

  Liu, Guanghan ^a   Liang, Kung Yee ^b  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlated data; Generalized estimating equation; Noncentral chi square; Sample size; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CORRELATED DATA; CORRELATED OBSERVATIONS; GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONCENTRAL CHI-SQUARES; POWER; SAMPLE SIZES; SIZE CALCULATIONS; STATISTICAL POWER;

SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COVARIANCE; FAMILY STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVER VARIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0030799449     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2533554     Document Type: Article

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