A sequential two sample t test using welch type modification for unequal variances |
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Authors: | Allen H Reed Mary E Frantz |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Community Medicine , Wayne State University , Detroit, Michigan, 48201;2. Michigan Cancer Foundation , Detroit, Michigan, 48201 |
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Abstract: | The sequential analogue of the Behrens-Fisher problem is considered, The pooled-variance two sample sequential t test is modified to account for unequal variances. Operating cha-racteristic and average-sample-number curves are calculated for both the pooled variance and the modified t tests by computer simulations, An example is given using data from a tissue assay for breast cancer tumors. |
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Keywords: | Behrens-fisher problem sequential two sample t test screening of experimental assays for prognostic value confluent hypergeometric function |
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