The RBG test and CI for a common odds ratio

(A Wald-type test and CI based on the Mantel-Haenszel estimate)

Described in Chapter 10 "Stratified 2x2 Tables and Meta-Analysis"

RBG_test_and_CI_stratified_2x2(n, alpha = 0.05)

Arguments

n: the observed table (a 2x2xk matrix, where k is the number of strata)
alpha: the nominal level, e.g. 0.05 for 95# CIs

Value

An object of the contingencytables_result class, basically a subclass of base::list(). Use the utils::str() function to see the specific elements returned.

Examples

# Smoking and lung cancer (Doll and Hill, 1950)
RBG_test_and_CI_stratified_2x2(doll_hill_1950)
#> The RBG test: P = 0.00001, Z =  4.533
#> The RBG CI: thetahatMH = 4.5239 (95% CI 2.3556 to 8.6880)

# Prophylactice use of Lidocaine in myocardial infarction (Hine et al., 1989)
RBG_test_and_CI_stratified_2x2(hine_1989)
#> The RBG test: P = 0.06818, Z =  1.824
#> The RBG CI: thetahatMH = 1.7893 (95% CI 0.9575 to 3.3437)