tern (version 0.9.8)

h_incidence_rate: Helper functions for incidence rate

Description

Usage

h_incidence_rate(person_years, n_events, control = control_incidence_rate())
h_incidence_rate_normal(person_years, n_events, alpha = 0.05)
h_incidence_rate_normal_log(person_years, n_events, alpha = 0.05)
h_incidence_rate_exact(person_years, n_events, alpha = 0.05)
h_incidence_rate_byar(person_years, n_events, alpha = 0.05)

Value

Estimated incidence rate, rate, and associated confidence interval, rate_ci.

Arguments

person_years

(numeric(1))
total person-years at risk.

n_events

(integer(1))
number of events observed.

control

(list)
parameters for estimation details, specified by using the helper function control_incidence_rate(). Possible parameter options are:

• conf_level: (proportion)
  confidence level for the estimated incidence rate.

• conf_type: (string)
  normal (default), normal_log, exact, or byar for confidence interval type.

• input_time_unit: (string)
  day, week, month, or year (default) indicating time unit for data input.

• num_pt_year: (numeric)
  time unit for desired output (in person-years).

alpha

(numeric(1))
two-sided alpha-level for confidence interval.

Functions

• h_incidence_rate(): Helper function to estimate the incidence rate and associated confidence interval.

• h_incidence_rate_normal(): Helper function to estimate the incidence rate and associated confidence interval based on the normal approximation for the incidence rate. Unit is one person-year.

• h_incidence_rate_normal_log(): Helper function to estimate the incidence rate and associated confidence interval based on the normal approximation for the logarithm of the incidence rate. Unit is one person-year.

• h_incidence_rate_exact(): Helper function to estimate the incidence rate and associated exact confidence interval. Unit is one person-year.

• h_incidence_rate_byar(): Helper function to estimate the incidence rate and associated Byar's confidence interval. Unit is one person-year.

See Also

incidence_rate

Examples

h_incidence_rate_normal(200, 2)

h_incidence_rate_normal_log(200, 2)

h_incidence_rate_exact(200, 2)

h_incidence_rate_byar(200, 2)