Application of robust statistical methods for sensitivity analysis of health-related quality of life outcomes

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 349-356

  Beaumont, Jennifer L ^a   Lix, Lisa M ^b   Yost, Kathleen J ^a,c   Hahn, Elizabeth A ^a,c  

^a EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assumption violations; Robust statistical tests; Trimmed means

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645108024     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-2293-1     Document Type: Article

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