Tutorial: Using confidence curves in medical research

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 237-247

  Bender, Ralf ^a   Berg, Gabriele ^b   Zeeb, Hajo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN HEALTH CARE IQWIG   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confidence curves; Confidence intervals; Effect size; Graphical methods; Hypothesis testing; One sided hypotheses; Statistical significance

Indexed keywords

GRAPHIC METHODS;

CONFIDENCE CURVES; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; EFFECT SIZE; GRAPHICAL METHODS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONE-SIDED HYPOTHESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 17844368912     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200410104     Document Type: Article

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