A comparison of multiplicity adjustment strategies for correlated binary endpoints

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 839-855

  Leon, Andrew C ^a   Heo, Moonseong ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonferroni adjustment; Correlated binary endpoints; Multiplicity; Type I error

Indexed keywords

MOOD STABILIZER; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; APPETITE DISORDER; ASTHENIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BONFERRONI ADJUSTMENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANIA; MULTIPLICITY ADJUSTMENT STRATEGY; NERVOUSNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THIRST; TREMOR; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 22544447055     PISSN: 10543406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/BIP-200067922     Document Type: Review

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