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Confidence Intervals for the Relative Risk

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  • Alharbi N

    (King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia)

  • Tsagris M

    (Department of Computer Science, University of Crete, Greece)

Abstract

Confidence interval for the ratio of two independent binomial proportions is an important measure, especially in medicine. The relative risk is such an example where accurate interval estimation is crucial. In this work we compare 4 different methods for the construction of such intervals. Simulation studies using many combinations of the sample sizes and of the true proportions reveal interesting conclusions as to the suitability of either method.

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  • Alharbi N & Tsagris M, 2018. "Confidence Intervals for the Relative Risk," Biostatistics and Biometrics Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(5), pages 113-117, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jbboaj:v:4:y:2018:i:5:p:113-117
    DOI: 10.19080/BBOAJ.2018.04.555647
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    1. Mai Zhou, 2018. "Confidence Intervals for Relative Risk by Likelihood Ratio Test," Biostatistics and Biometrics Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 6(5), pages 151-154, May.

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