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Biometrika 1987 74(1):196-199; doi:10.1093/biomet/74.1.196
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Optimal allocation for Bayesian inference about an odds ratio

R. J. BROOKS

Department of Statistical Science, University College London Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, U.K.

The choice of ratio of sample sizes of two groups of binary observations for comparing two proportions is studied using a Bayesian approach. Prior uncertainty about the unknown proportions thus enters the design calculations.

Key Words: Bayesian inference • Information • Odds ratio • Optimal allocation


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