Reducing mean squared error in the analysis of binary paired data

Epidemiologic Methods

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-47

  Sjolander, Arvid ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Mean squared error; Odds ratio; Paired data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966518058     PISSN: 21949263     EISSN: 2161962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/em-2013-0010     Document Type: Article

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