gset: An R Package for Exact Sequential Test of Equivalence Hypothesis Based on Bivariate Non-Central t-Statistics
Fang Liu
, The R Journal (2014) 6:2, pages 174-184.
Abstract The R package gset calculates equivalence and futility boundaries based on the exact bivariate non-central t test statistics. It is the first R package that targets specifically at the group sequential test of equivalence hypotheses. The exact test approach adopted by gset neither assumes the large-sample normality of the test statistics nor ignores the contribution to the overall Type I error rate from rejecting one out of the two one-sided hypotheses under a null value. The features of gset include: error spending functions, computation of equivalence boundaries and futility boundaries, either binding or nonbinding, depiction of stagewise boundary plots, and operating characteristics of a given group sequential design including empirical Type I error rate, empirical power, expected sample size, and probability of stopping at an interim look due to equivalence or futility.
Received: 2014-08-16; online 2015-01-04@article{RJ-2014-033, author = {Fang Liu}, title = {{gset: An R Package for Exact Sequential Test of Equivalence Hypothesis Based on Bivariate Non-Central t-Statistics}}, year = {2014}, journal = {{The R Journal}}, doi = {10.32614/RJ-2014-033}, url = {https://doi.org/10.32614/RJ-2014-033}, pages = {174--184}, volume = {6}, number = {2} }