Improved confidence intervals for a binomial parameter following a group sequential phase II clinical trial

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 2817-2826

  Chang, Myron N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxiliary statistic; Average length of confidence intervals; Coverage probability; Score; Three stage design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; METHODOLOGY; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444384634     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.1878     Document Type: Article

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