On the exact null-distribution of a test for homogeneity of the risk ratio in meta-analysis of studies with rare events

DOI10.1080/00949655.2020.1815200OpenAlexW3092560382MaRDI QIDQ5033961

Heinz Holling, Patarawan Sangnawakij, Dankmar Boehning

Publication date: 24 February 2022

Published in: Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/443631/1/Exact_Q_Revise01.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

simulation studynull distributionexact \(p\)-valuecount outcomesconditional binomial model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistics (62-XX)

Uses Software

• R

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