Evaluation of animal carcinogenicity studies: Cochran-armitage trend test vs. multiple contrast tests

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 553-567

  Hothorn, Ludwig A ^a   Bretz, Frank ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b ALTANA PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal carcinogenicity study; Cochran armitage trend test; Multiple contrast tests; Poly 3 test

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARCINOGENICITY STUDY; ASYMPTOTICS; COCHRAN-ARMITAGE TREND TEST; CONTRAST TESTS; MULTIPLE CONTRAST TEST; NEGATIVE CONTROL; POLY-3 TEST; POWER; SET-UPS; TREND TESTS;

ANIMALS;

EID: 0034557649     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4036(200009)42:5<553::AID-BIMJ553>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Review

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