Monte Carlo approaches for determining power and sample size in low-prevalence applications

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Williams, Michael S ^a   Ebel, Eric D ^a   Wagner, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal surveillance; Eradication; Proportion; Two population

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 34548430019     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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