Methods for one-sided testing of the difference between proportions and sample size considerations related to non-inf eriority clinical trials

Pharmaceutical Statistics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-141

  Dann, Rebekkah S ^a   Koch, Gary G ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Difference in proportions; Non inferiority trials; One sided testing; Sample size; Sample size allocation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POWER ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 46449089499     PISSN: 15391604     EISSN: 15391612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pst.287     Document Type: Article

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