Biases and power for groups comparison on subjective health measurements.

Subjective health measurements are increasingly used in clinical research, particularly for patient groups comparisons. Two main types of analytical strategies can be used for such data: so-called classical test theory (CTT), relying on observed scores and models coming from Item Response Theory (IR...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Hamel, Jean-Benoit Hardouin, Tanguy Le Neel, Gildas Kubis, Yves Roquelaure, Véronique Sébille
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3480365?pdf=render