Conditional power calculations for early acceptance of H(O) embedded in sequential tests

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 465-477

  Betensky, Rebecca A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0031032503     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0258(19970228)16:4<465::AID-SIM384>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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