fmsb (version 0.7.0)

IRCI: Calculate a incidence rate with confidence interval

Description

Calculate a incidence rate with confidence interval.

Usage

IRCI(a, PT, conf.level=0.9)

Arguments

a

Number of cases

PT

Person-years of observed population at risk

conf.level

Probability for confidence intervals. Default is 0.9.

Value

IR

Point estimate of incidence rate.

IRL

Lower limit of confidence interval

IRU

Upper limit of confidence interval

References

Rothman KJ (2012) Epidemiology: An Introduction. 2nd Ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
IRCI(8, 85000)
# }