Problems with existing procedures to calculate exact unconditional P-values for non-inferiority/superiority and confidence intervals for two binomials and how to resolve them

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-47

  Röhmel, Joachim ^a  

^a Bundesinstitut F Arzneimittel M   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confidence interval; Independent binomial proportions; StatXact 5; Unconditional exact p value

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; SOFTWARE TESTING; STATISTICAL TESTS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL METHOD; EXACT TESTS; INDEPENDENT BINOMIAL PROPORTION; NON-INFERIORITY; P-VALUES; RESTRICTED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; STATXACT 5; UNCONDITIONAL EXACT P-VALUE; UNCONDITIONAL TESTS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD;

EID: 15244359938     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200410086     Document Type: Article

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