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Hypothesis testing and estimation in ordinal data under a simple crossover design.

Kung-Jong Lui1, Kuang-Chao Chang

  • 1Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-7720, USA. kjl@rohan.sdsu.edu

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This study introduces a new method for analyzing ordinal data in crossover trials, offering improved statistical power for noncurative treatments. The generalized odds ratio (GOR) provides a robust way to assess treatment and period effects in chronic disease research.

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Area of Science:

  • Biostatistics
  • Clinical Trials
  • Medical Statistics

Background:

  • Crossover designs enhance statistical power by using patients as their own controls, particularly for chronic diseases.
  • Analyzing ordinal data in crossover trials presents unique statistical challenges, with limited existing methodologies.
  • Existing research on crossover designs has not sufficiently addressed the analysis of ordinal outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate a novel statistical method for analyzing ordinal data within a simple crossover trial design.
  • To introduce the generalized odds ratio (GOR) as a tool for measuring treatment and period effects on patient responses.
  • To develop and evaluate procedures for estimating and testing these effects.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the generalized odds ratio (GOR) for paired sample data analysis.
  • Derived maximum likelihood estimators (LE) for GOR of treatment and period effects under multiplicative assumptions.
  • Developed both asymptotic and exact procedures for hypothesis testing and interval estimation.

Main Results:

  • Closed-form maximum likelihood estimators (LE) were derived for the GOR of treatment and period effects.
  • Asymptotic and exact methods were established for testing treatment and period effects.
  • Asymptotic and exact interval estimators for the GOR were successfully derived.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed GOR method offers a statistically sound approach for analyzing ordinal data in crossover trials.
  • The developed estimators and testing procedures provide valuable tools for researchers studying noncurative treatments.
  • The methodology was effectively illustrated using a real-world asthma patient trial comparing device instructions.