Statistical inference in adaptive group sequential trials with the standardized mean difference as effect size

Sequential Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-113

  Hartung, Joachim ^a   Knapp, Guido ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive sample size planning; Effect size; Multistage confidence intervals; Standardized difference of means; Switching between noninferiority and superiority

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751633933     PISSN: 07474946     EISSN: 15324176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07474946.2011.539926     Document Type: Article

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