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http://dx.doi.org/10.5351/KJAS.2007.20.1.183

Sample Size Determination for Comparing Tail Probabilities  

Lee, Ji-An (Department of Biostatistics, The Catholic University of Korea)
Song, Hae-Hiang (Department of Biostatistics, The Catholic University of Korea)
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The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics / v.20, no.1, 2007 , pp. 183-194 More about this Journal
Abstract
The problem of calculating the sample sizes for comparing two independent binomial proportions is studied, when one of two probabilities or both are smaller than 0.05. The use of Whittemore(1981)'s corrected sample size formula for small response probability, which is derived based oB multiple logistic regression, demonstrates much larger sample sizes compared to those by the asymptotic normal method, which is derived for the comparison of response probabilities belonging to the normal range. Therefore, applied statisticians need to be careful in sample size determination with small response probability to ensure intended power during a planning stage of clinical trials. The results of this study describe that the use of the sample size formula in the textbooks might sometimes be risky.
Keywords
Sample size determination; tail probability; proportions test;
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