A method of assigning scores to the components of a composite outcome: an example from the MITI trial.
After obtaining expert opinion to assign weights to the individual components of a composite outcome, scores are assigned in such a way as to reflect these weights as well as to optimize the power for specified alternatives.
Hallstrom
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Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle.
Litwin
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Weaver
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