Confidence intervals for difference of proportions from correlated bilateral data in ophthalmological studies


Zhengyu Yang and Chang-Xing Ma

Introduction


Bilateral correlated data often arise in ophthalmological studies, where each subject may contribute results of two eyes to the analysis.

Measurements obtained from both eyes of an individual are often highly correlated. Ignoring the correlation could lead to incorrect inferences.

In this article, Wald and profile likelihood confidence intervals for difference of proportions are adjusted for bilateral data, taking the intraclass correlation into account. This calculator provides a user-friendly interface to use this methodology.

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