On some sample size formulae for controlling both size and power in clinical trials

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D: The Statistician

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 238-251

  Liu, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypotheses testing; Power; Sequential methods; Size

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038305078     PISSN: 00390526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9884.00080     Document Type: Article

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