Intraclass correlation coefficient and outcome prevalence are associated in clustered binary data

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 246-251

  Gulliford, M C ^a   Adams, G ^a   Ukoumunne, O C ^a   Latinovic, R ^a   Chinn, S ^a   Campbell, M J ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binary data; Cluster randomization; Cluster sampling; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Kappa; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 13844298031     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.08.012     Document Type: Article

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