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Computing an Exact Confidence Interval for the Common Odds Ratio in Several 2×2 Contingency Tables
Abstract
A quadratic time network algorithm is provided for computing an exact confidence interval for the common odds ratio in several 2×2 independent contingency tables. The algorithm is shown to be a considerable improvement on an existing algorithm developed by Thomas (1975), which relies on exhaustive enumeration. Problems that would formerly have consumed several CPU hours can now be solved in a few CPU seconds. The algorithm can easily handle sparse data sets where asymptotic results are suspect. The network approach, on which the algorithm is based, is also a powerful tool for exact statistical inference in other settings.
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- Authors
- Mehta, C. R., Patel, N. R., & Gray, R.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Statistical Association
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1985-12
- Volume
- 80
- Issue
- 392
- Pages
- 969-973
- ISSN
- 0162-1459 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-274X
- OpenAlex
- W1990413137
- Cited by
- 328
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 3.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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