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Wei Zhang1, Aiyi Liu1, Larry L Tang2,3
1Biostatisics and Bioinformatics Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Abstract:
Multiple endpoints are often naturally clustered based on their scientific interpretations. Tests that compare these clustered outcomes between independent groups may lose efficiency if the cluster structures are not properly accounted for. For the two-sample generalized Behrens-Fisher hypothesis concerning multiple endpoints we propose a cluster-adjusted multivariate test procedure for the comparison and demonstrate its gain in efficiency over test procedures that ignore the clusters. Data from a dietary intervention trial are used to illustrate the methods.
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