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IRCI: Calculate a incidence rate with confidence interval

Description

Calculate a incidence rate with confidence interval.

Usage

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

Value

IR

Point estimate of incidence rate.

IRL

Lower limit of confidence interval

IRU

Upper limit of confidence interval

Arguments

a

Number of cases

PT

Person-years of observed population at risk

conf.level

Probability for confidence intervals. Default is 0.9.

References

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

Examples

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IRCI(8, 85000)

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