Estimation of sample size for reference interval studies

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 561-572

  Troendle, James F ^a   Yu, Kai F ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Confidence Interval; Reference Interval; Sample Size

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SAMPLING;

BOOTSTRAP; BOOTSTRAP METHOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENERALISATION; INTERVAL ESTIMATION; NONPARAMETRICS; POWER; REFERENCE INTERVAL; SAMPLE SIZES; SIZE CALCULATIONS;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

EID: 0041568266     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200390033     Document Type: Article

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