Simple, exact inference for 2 × 2 tables

Bruce Barrett

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 2017, vol. 46, issue 1, 221-233

Abstract: Exact inference for odds-ratio tests and confidence intervals relies on sophisticated algorithms, typically found only in the specialize software. This tends to discourage the use of exact methods in the analyses of 2 × 2 tables. We show that by first devolving each corresponding hypergeometric random variable into independent Bernoulli variates, simple and efficient algorithms emerge that are easily programmed in the commonly available software.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2014.990101

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