Bayesian interim analysis in clinical trials

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 751-755

  Zhang, Xiao ^a   Cutter, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Enthusiastic prior; Monitor; Multivariate probit model; Non informative prior; Skeptical prior

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SAMPLING;

ALGORITHMS; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CLINICAL TRIALS DATA MONITORING COMMITTEES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

EID: 49749128766     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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