Abstract
Decisions regarding the design and analysis of a phase III study to reduce the incidence of colorectal polyps must take into account two complicating factors: the possibility that polyps are missed during screening exams, and variable lengths of follow‐up. In this paper we investigate the effects due to misclassification on the power of statistical tests to detect a change in polyp recurrence rates. We also use Monte Carlo studies to examine the relative efficiency of different methods of adjusting for variable times of follow‐up.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 339-351 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Statistics in Medicine |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Statistics and Probability