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Confidence Intervals of Differences Between Correlated Proportions: An Empirical Comparison Among Three Estimation Methods (302818)Eun Sook Kim, University of South FloridaJeffrey D. Kromrey, University of South Florida Diep Thi Nguyen, University of South Florida *Thanh Vinh Pham, University of South Florida Patricia Rodriguez de Gil, University of South Florida Jeanine Romano, University of South Florida Keywords: Interval estimates, Correlated Proportions, Dichotomous Outcomes This study compared the accuracy and precision of three methods for computing confidence intervals around differences between correlated proportions: Wald’s method, the adjusted Wald method proposed by Bonett and Price (2011), and the likelihood-based method proposed by Tango (1998) using Monte Carlo methods. The design factors examined in this simulation study included sample size, magnitude and direction of population correlation between the two proportions, and difference between population proportions. The results showed that the adjusted Wald CI provided the best coverage across the conditions. The original Wald method did not provide adequate coverage for smaller sample sizes. The Tango method became less adequate (likely over coverage) when the difference in two population proportions became larger and the correlation between two proportions was positive. Finally, only minimal differences in precision were associated with the choice of method.
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