Sample size determination for establishing equivalence/noninferiority via ratio of two proportions in matched-pair design

Biometrics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 957-963

  Tang, Man Lai ^a   Tang, Nian Sheng ^b   Chan, Ivan Siu Fung ^c   Chan, Ben Ping Shing ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Equivalence; Matched pair design; Noninferiority; Risk ratio; Sample size; Score test

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL ESTIMATION; EQUIVALENCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATCHED-PAIR DESIGN; NON-INFERIORITY; PAIR DESIGN; RISK RATIO; SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION; SAMPLE SIZES; SCORE TEST;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

BIOMETRY;

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HYPOTHESIS; LIVER SCINTISCANNING; MEASUREMENT; PROBABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036966002     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.2002.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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