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  • Biostatistics
  • Statistical Methods
  • Epidemiology

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  • The Mantel-Haenszel test is a common asymptotic test for stratified 2x2 tables.
  • Existing tests like Mantel-Haenszel and Birch's exact test can yield results incompatible with stratum-specific tests.
  • This incompatibility poses a challenge in the analysis of stratified categorical data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce novel multiple comparisons (MC) methods for analyzing stratified 2x2 tables.
  • To provide an alternative to the Mantel-Haenszel and Birch tests that avoids result incompatibility.
  • To develop unconditional statistical approaches for stratified data analysis and propose sample size calculations.

Main Methods:

  • Development and application of a multiple comparisons (MC) method for global tests on stratified 2x2 tables.
  • Refinement of the MC method into the MCB method to create an alternative to existing tests.
  • Exploration of unconditional statistical viewpoints for stratified data analysis.

Main Results:

  • The proposed MC and MCB methods ensure compatibility between global and stratum-specific test results.
  • These new methods can be applied from an unconditional perspective, a novel approach for this problem.
  • Sample size calculation methods are also proposed for the new MC and MCB procedures.

Conclusions:

  • The MC and MCB methods provide a statistically compatible and unconditional alternative for analyzing stratified 2x2 tables.
  • These methods overcome the limitations of traditional Mantel-Haenszel and Birch tests.
  • The developed approaches enhance the reliability of statistical inference in stratified analyses.