Computing an exact confidence interval for the common odds ratio in several 2x2 contingency tables

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dc.contributor.author	Mehta, Cyrus R.
dc.contributor.author	Patel, Nitin R.
dc.contributor.author	Gray, Robert
dc.date.accessioned	2010-09-21T09:23:10Z
dc.date.available	2010-09-21T09:23:10Z
dc.date.copyright	1985
dc.date.issued	1985-09-21T09:23:10Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11718/8878
dc.description	Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 80, No. 392, (December 1985), pp. 969-973	en
dc.description.abstract	A quadratic time network algorithm is providing for computing an exact confidence interval for the common odds ratio in several 2 X 2 independent contingency tables. The algorithm is shown to be a considerable improvement on an existing algorithm development by Thomas (1975), which relies on exhaustive enumeration. Problems that would formerly have consumed several CPU hours can now be solved in a few CPU seconds. The algorithm can easily handle sparse data sets where asymptotic results are suspect. The network approach, on which the algorithm is based, is also a powerful tool for exact statistical inference in other settings.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Contingency Tables	en
dc.subject	Common Odds	en
dc.subject	Algorithms	en
dc.title	Computing an exact confidence interval for the common odds ratio in several 2x2 contingency tables	en
dc.type	Article	en
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