Model mis-specification and overestimation of the intraclass correlation coefficient in cluster randomized trials

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 957-964

  Giraudeau, Bruno ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Bias; Cluster randomized trial; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Mixed effects model; One way random effects model

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EFFECT SIZE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33644760245     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: 10970258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.2260     Document Type: Article

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