Should adjustment for covariates be used in prevalence estimations?

BACKGROUND: Adjustment for covariates (also called auxiliary variables in survey sampling literature) is commonly applied in health surveys to reduce the variances of the prevalence estimators. In theory, adjusted prevalence estimators are more accurate when variance components are known. In practic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Li, Wenjun, Stanek, Edward J, Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Analytic Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2254620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18221545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-5573-5-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2254620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18221545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-5573-5-2

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