A Rank-based Permutation Test for Equivalence and Non-inferiority
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چکیده
Testing for the equivalence of two treatments has received attention in recent literature. Solutions typically considered are based on likelihood methods and the intersection-union (IU) principle. The IU principle focuses on the investigation of the equivalence between two treatments; that is a true equivalence has to be identified with a probability converging to one. The goal of this paper is to propose a rankbased permutation test through the Nonparametric Combination (NPC) of dependent tests, as an alternative to likelihood techniques.
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