Likelihood inference for exchangeable binary data with varying cluster sizes

Biometrics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-24

  Stefanescu, Catalina ^a   Turnbull, Bruce W ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; EM algorithm; Exchangeable binary data; Trend test

Indexed keywords

INFERENCE ENGINES;

BINARY DATA; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER SIZES; EM ALGORITHMS; EXCHANGEABLE BINARY DATA; INDEPENDENT CLUSTERS; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATE; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; TREND TESTS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

SELENIUM;

BIOMETRY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037368494     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1541-0420.00003     Document Type: Article

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