This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Emerson, J. D Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Emerson, J. D Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Combining estimates of the odds ratio: the state of the art

Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont

Medical research commonly relies on the combination of 2 x 2 tables of counted data for making inferences about treatment effects or about the causes of disease. This article reviews point estimation and interval estimation for a common odds ratio. Traditional methods for providing these estimates face special challenges, and sometimes break down, when the data are sparse. Recent research provides practical alternatives to the traditional methods, and uses new computer algorithms to make them readily available in microcomputer software packages. This article illustrates and compares the various methods and offers recommendations for using the newer methods when analysing data sets of moderate size.

Statistical Methods in Medical Research, Vol. 3, No. 2, 157-178 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/096228029400300204


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				B. Vandermeer, L. Bialy, N. Hooton, L. Hartling, T. P Klassen, B. C Johnston, and N. Wiebe Meta-analyses of safety data: a comparison of exact versus asymptotic methods Statistical Methods in Medical Research, August 1, 2009; 18(4): 421 - 432. [Abstract] [PDF]