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stat.ME2017★ 1.4k cited

Using simulation studies to evaluate statistical methods

Tim P Morris, Ian R White, Michael J Crowther

Simulation studies are computer experiments that involve creating data by pseudorandom sampling. The key strength of simulation studies is the ability to understand the behaviour o…

stat.ME2017★ 48 cited

Multiple imputation in Cox regression when there are time-varying effects of exposures

Ruth H. Keogh, Tim P. Morris

In Cox regression it is sometimes of interest to study time-varying effects (TVE) of exposures and to test the proportional hazards assumption. TVEs can be investigated with log ha…

stat.ME2017★ 50 cited

A matrix-based method of moments for fitting multivariate network meta-analysis models with multiple outcomes and random inconsistency effects

Dan Jackson, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Martin Law +2

Random-effects meta-analyses are very commonly used in medical statistics. Recent methodological developments include multivariate (multiple outcomes) and network (multiple treatme…

stat.ME2017★ 24 cited

A mean score method for sensitivity analysis to departures from the missing at random assumption in randomised trials

Ian R. White, James Carpenter, Nicholas J. Horton

Most analyses of randomised trials with incomplete outcomes make untestable assumptions and should therefore be subjected to sensitivity analyses. However, methods for sensitivity…

cs.CY2017★ 2 cited

LiftUpp: Support to develop learner performance

Frans A. Oliehoek, Rahul Savani, Elliot Adderton +8

Various motivations exist to move away from the simple assessment of knowledge towards the more complex assessment and development of competence. However, to accommodate such a cha…

stat.CO2017★ 57 cited

MultiBUGS: A parallel implementation of the BUGS modelling framework for faster Bayesian inference

Robert J. B. Goudie, Rebecca M. Turner, Daniela De Angelis +1

MultiBUGS (https://www.multibugs.org) is a new version of the general-purpose Bayesian modelling software BUGS that implements a generic algorithm for parallelising Markov chain Mo…