A nonparametric test for proving noninferiority in clinical trials with ordered categorical data
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Pharmaceutical Statistics
- Vol. 2 (1) , 31-37
Abstract
We consider the problem of proving noninferiority when the comparison is based on ordered categorical data. We apply a rank test based on the Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney effect where the asymptotic variance is estimated consistently under the alternative and a small‐sample approximation is given. We give the associated 100(1−α)% confidence interval and propose a formula for sample size determination. Finally, we illustrate the procedure and possible choices of the noninferiority margin using data from a clinical trial. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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