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A note on graphical presentation of estimated odds ratios from several clinical trials

Author(s) -

Galbraith R. F.

Publication year - 1988

Publication title -

statistics in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.996

H-Index - 183

eISSN - 1097-0258

pISSN - 0277-6715

DOI - 10.1002/sim.4780070807

Subject(s) - bivariate analysis , confidence interval , plot (graphics) , statistics , odds ratio , odds , scale (ratio) , sequence (biology) , computer science , graph , bivariate data , mathematics , combinatorics , logistic regression , cartography , biology , genetics , geography

To display a number of estimates of a parameter obtained from different studies it is common practice to plot a sequence of confidence intervals. This can be useful but is often unsatisfactory. An alternative display is suggested which represents intervals as points on a bivariate graph, and which has advantages. When the data are estimates of odds ratios from studies with a binary response, it is argued that for either type of plot, a log scale should be used rather than a linear scale.

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