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Exact and Approximate Confidence Limits for Poisson Counts

    eclpci #obs [#exp] [ , level(#) format(%fmt) normal nccorr rb
              chi2 chi2c ]

    where

    #obs observed number of events
    [#exp] expected number of events

Description

    eclpci calculates exact and approximate confidence limits for a
          Poisson count (#obs).  It provides a Standardized Mortality
          Ratio (SMR=#obs/#exp) and its confidence limits if the
          expected number of events (#exp) is specified.  It is an
          immediate command.
 
Options

    level(#) specifies the width of the confidence interval; see help level.

    format(%fmt) specifies the display format for presenting numbers.
        format(%4.3f) is the default; see help format.

    normal specifies the normal approximation to calculate confidence limits
        of the counts (or SMR).

    nccorr specifies the normal approximation with continuity correction to
        calculate confidence limits of the counts (or SMR).

    rb specifies approximate limits of the counts (or SMR) as described by
        Rothman and Boyce (1979) or Breslow and Day (1987)

    chi2 specifies a chi-square with simple continuity correction (eq. 2.10
        pag.68, Breslow and Day, 1987)

    chi2c specifies chi-square with a better approximation to the exact
        Poisson test (eq. 2.12 pag.69, Breslow and Day, 1987)

Examples

     * some examples are extracted from Table 2 page 356 of Daly L. (1992) 

     . eclpci 1 
     . eclpci 10 
     . eclpci 50 
     . eclpci 100 
     . eclpci 1, ncc
     . eclpci 10, ncc
     . eclpci 50, n 
     . eclpci 100, ncc

     . eclpci 18 27.07
     . eclpci 18 27.07, f(%5.4f) rb 

References

    Daly, L., Simple SAS macros for the calculation of exact binomial and
        Poisson confidence limits, Comput Biol Med 22:351-361, 1992.

    Breslow NE, Day NE., Statistical Methods in Cancer Research: Volume II,
        The Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies. Lyon: International Agency
        for Research on Cancer, 1987, p.69.

    Rothman KJ., and Boice JD., Epidemiologic Analysis with a Programmable
        Calculator (NIH Publication 79-1649), Washington DC, US Government
        Printing Office, 1979.

    Guidelines for Using Confidence Intervals for Public Health Assessment
        http://www.doh.wa.gov/Data/Guidelines/WordDocs/CI_guidelines.pdf

Support

    http://nicolaorsini.altervista.org
    nicola.orsini@imm.ki.se

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