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When does it pay to break the matches for analysis of a matched-pairs design?
- Source :
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Biometrics [Biometrics] 1992 Jun; Vol. 48 (2), pp. 397-409. - Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- Two methods of analysis are compared to estimate the treatment effect of a comparative study where each treated individual is matched with a single control at the design stage. The usual matched-pairs analysis accounts for the pairing directly in its model, whereas regression adjustment ignores the matching but instead models the pairing using a set of covariates. For a normal linear model, the estimated treatment effect from the matched-pairs analysis (paired t-test) is more efficient. For a Bernoulli logistic model, matched-pairs analysis performs better when the sample size is small, but is inferior to logistic regression for large sample sizes.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0006-341X
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biometrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1637969