The exact unconditional z-pooled test for equality of two binomial probabilities: Optimal choice of the Berger and Boos confidence coefficient

Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1311-1316

  Lydersen, Stian ^a   Langaas, Mette ^a   Bakke, Øyvind ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

2 2 table; exact test; Pearson's chi squared; power; small sample

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865222104     PISSN: 00949655     EISSN: 15635163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00949655.2011.579969     Document Type: Article

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