Frequentist performance of Bayesian confidence intervals for comparing proportions in 2 × 2 contingency tables

Biometrics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 515-523

  Agresti, Alan ^a   Min, Yongyi ^b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b Un Statistics Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Binomial distribution; Difference of proportions; Odds ratio; Relative risk; Score confidence interval; Small sample

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL TESTS;

BAYESIAN; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIFFERENCE OF PROPORTION; FREQUENTIST; ODD RATIOS; PERFORMANCE; RELATIVE RISKS; SCORE CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; SMALL SAMPLES;

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; RISK; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 20744447020     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2005.031228.x     Document Type: Article

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