Minimize the Use of Minimization with Unequal Allocation

Biometrics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1135-1141

  Proschan, Michael ^a   Brittain, Erica ^a   Kammerman, Lisa ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive randomization; Analyze as you randomize; Asymptotics; Minimization; Permutation test; Permuted block randomization; Randomization; Rerandomization test; Temporal trend; Unequal allocation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RANDOMIZATION; ANALYZE AS YOU RANDOMIZE; ASYMPTOTICS; MINIMISATION; PERMUTATION TESTS; PERMUTED BLOCK RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMISATION; RERANDOMIZATION TEST; TEMPORAL TRENDS; UNEQUAL ALLOCATION;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 80051681560     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2010.01545.x     Document Type: Article

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