Nonparametric trend test for the cumulative tumor incidence rate

被引:3
作者
Kodell, RL [1 ]
Ahn, H [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL CTR TOXICOL RES,BIOMETRY BRANCH,JEFFERSON,AR 72079
关键词
bioassay; constrained maximization; delta method; expected information; interval sacrifice; power; size;
D O I
10.1080/1532415X.1996.11877447
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
The fundamental approach of Malani and Van Ryzin (JASA, 1988) is utilized to develop a nonparametric test for dose-related trend for use with tumorigenicity data from animal bioassays that include interim sacrifices. By constraining the age-specific tumor incidence rate to be nonnegative, the proposed procedure improves both the size and power of the Malani-Van Ryzin test. A real-data example and a small Monte Carlo simulation study illustrate the improvements achieved by the new test.
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页码:1677 / 1692
页数:16
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