On small-sample confidence intervals for parameters in discrete distributions

Biometrics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 963-971

  Agresti, A ^a   Min, Y ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Binomial distribution; Clopper Pearson interval; Difference of proportions; Exact test; Odds ratio; Proportion; Relative risk; Tail method

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; STATISTICAL TESTS;

BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CLOPPER-PEARSON INTERVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIFFERENCE OF PROPORTION; DISCRETE DISTRIBUTION; EXACT TESTS; ODD RATIOS; PROPORTION; RELATIVE RISKS; TAIL METHOD;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

BIOMETRY;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

EID: 0034869336     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.2001.00963.x     Document Type: Review

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