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Analysis of clustered binary outcomes using within-cluster paired resampling.

Randall H Rieger¹, Clarice R Weinberg

¹Department of Mathematics, West Chester University, Pennsylvania 19383-2136, USA. rrieger@wcupa.edu

|June 20, 2002

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Conditional logistic regression (CLR) is limited for clustered data with complex dependencies. Within-cluster paired resampling (WCPR) offers a robust alternative, maintaining accuracy when CLR fails.

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Area of Science:

Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Statistical Modeling

Background:

Conditional logistic regression (CLR) analyzes clustered binary outcomes, treating cluster effects as nuisance parameters.
CLR assumes independence of unmeasured cluster-specific factors and may be invalid with heterogeneous covariate effects or within-cluster dependency.
Unmodeled heterogeneity in exposure response due to unmeasured cofactors can violate CLR assumptions.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and evaluate Within-Cluster Paired Resampling (WCPR) as an alternative to CLR for clustered binary outcome data.
To address limitations of CLR when within-cluster dependency is present and not solely due to baseline heterogeneity.
To compare the performance of WCPR and CLR under various dependency structures.

Main Methods:

Developed a resampling-based statistical method, Within-Cluster Paired Resampling (WCPR).
Conducted simulation studies to assess the operating characteristics of WCPR and CLR.
Applied both WCPR and CLR to a real-world periodontal dataset with potential heterogeneity in exposure response.

Main Results:

WCPR demonstrates good operating characteristics, particularly when CLR assumptions are violated.
Simulations indicate comparable performance between CLR and WCPR when both methods are valid.
WCPR provides a viable alternative for analyzing clustered binary data with complex dependency structures.

Conclusions:

WCPR is a robust method for analyzing clustered binary outcomes, especially when CLR is invalid due to unmodeled dependencies.
The proposed WCPR method effectively handles within-cluster dependency beyond baseline heterogeneity.
WCPR offers improved statistical power and accuracy in scenarios where CLR may yield biased results.