LADES: a software for constructing and analyzing longitudinal designs in biomedical research.

ABSTRACT: One of the most important steps in biomedical longitudinal studies is choosing a good experimental design that can provide high accuracy in the analysis of results with a minimum sample size. Several methods for constructing efficient longitudinal designs have been developed based on power analysis and the statistical model used for analyzing the final results. However, development of this technology is not available to practitioners through user-friendly software. In this paper we introduce LADES (Longitudinal Analysis and Design of Experiments Software) as an alternative and easy-to-use tool for conducting longitudinal analysis and constructing efficient longitudinal designs. LADES incorporates methods for creating cost-efficient longitudinal designs, unequal longitudinal designs, and si

SUBMITTER: Vazquez-Alcocer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4077564 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature