Approximate sample sizes for testing hypotheses about the ratio and difference of two means

This article deals with a unifying approach to approximate sample size determination for different types of hypotheses formulated in terms of two means of normally distributed data. A simple approximation is given to the sample size required for testing hypotheses about the ratio of the means. The formula includes the situations of testing noninferiority, superiority, or equivalence. We present a more general formula that also covers hypotheses formulated in terms of the difference of means. We show that over a wide range of parameter values the approximation provides reliable sample sizes.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Journal of biopharmaceutical statistics - 9(1999), 4 vom: 08. Nov., Seite 641-50

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kieser, M [VerfasserIn]
Hauschke, D [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article

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Date Completed 22.12.1999

Date Revised 03.11.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM105063789