Event-based analysis times for randomised clinical trials

Biometrika

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 245-253

  Cuzick, Jack ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis time; Inverse sampling; Negative binomial distribution; Negative hypergeometric distribution; Randomised clinical trial; Stopping time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042217377     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/88.1.245     Document Type: Article

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