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Comparison of Single Imputation Methods in 2×2 Cross-Over Design with Missing Observations

2×2 교차계획법에서 결측치가 있을 때의 결측치 처리 방법 비교에 관한 연구

  • Jo, Bobae (Department of Biomedicine.health science, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Dongjae (Department of Biomedicine.health science, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 조보배 (가톨릭대학교 의생명.건강과학과) ;
  • 김동재 (가톨릭대학교 의생명.건강과학과)
  • Received : 2015.03.25
  • Accepted : 2015.05.06
  • Published : 2015.06.30

Abstract

A cross-over design is frequently used in clinical trials (especially in bioequivalence tests with a parametric method) for the comparison of two treatments. Missing values frequently take place in cross-over designs in the second period. Usually, subjects that have missing values are removed and analyzed. However, it can be unsuitable in clinical trials with a small sample size. In this paper, we compare single imputation methods in a $2{\times}2$ cross-over design when missing values exist in the second period. Additionally, parametric and nonparametric methods are compared after applying single imputation methods. A Monte-Carlo simulation study compares type I error and the power of methods.

의과학 분야에서 교차계획법은 임상시험을 통한 두 처리의 비교 검정에 이용되고 있으며 생물학적 동등성 시험에 자주 이용되고 있다. $2{\times}2$ 교차계획법에서 2시기에 결측치가 발생했을 때 통상적으로 결측치가 발생한 개체를 삭제하고 모수적 검정을 한다. 하지만 소표본으로 진행되는 $2{\times}2$ 교차계획법에서 일부 관측치의 삭제가 통계적 분석에 크게 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 소표본으로 이루어지는 $2{\times}2$ 교차계획법에서 2시기에 결측치가 발생했을 때 단순대체법들을 적용한 후 Hills-Armitage (1979)의 모수적 검정법과 Koch (1972)와 Kim (1999)이 제안한 비모수적 검정법들의 제 1종오류와 검정력을 몬테카를로 모의실험(Monte-Carlo simulation)을 통하여 비교하였다.

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