Sample size re-estimation in paired comparative diagnostic accuracy studies with a binary response

Sample size re-estimation in paired comparative diagnostic accuracy studies with a binary response

Abstract Background The sample size required to power a study to a nominal level in a paired comparative diagnostic accuracy study, i.e. studies in which the diagnostic accuracy of two testing procedures is compared relative to a gold standard, depends on the conditional dependence between the two t...

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Main Authors: Gareth P. J. McCray, Andrew C. Titman, Paula Ghaneh, Gillian A. Lancaster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Interim analysis
Sample-size re-estimation
Study design
Diagnostic accuracy
Sensitivity
Specificity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0386-5

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