A brief review on software developments for group sequential and adaptive designs

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 732-737

  Wassmer, Gernot ^a   Vandemeulebroecke, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive design; Flexible design; Group sequential; Interim analysis; Sample size calculation; Software

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS;

ADAPTIVE DESIGNS; FLEXIBLE DESIGNS; GROUP SEQUENTIAL; INTERIM ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE CALCULATION; SAMPLE SIZES; SEQUENTIAL DESIGN; SIZE CALCULATIONS; SOFTWARE; STAND -ALONE;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33748560822     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200510233     Document Type: Review

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