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Point estimation following a two-stage group sequential trial

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STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH
卷 32, 期 2, 页码 287-304

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SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/09622802221137745

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Adaptive design; bias; early stopping; interim analysis; mean squared error; uniform minimum variance unbiased estimator

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This article describes nine possible point estimators within a common general framework for a two-stage group sequential trial, and compares their performance in five example trial settings. The study finds that two mean adjusted estimators perform best in terms of marginal residual mean square error, considering both conditional and marginal biases.
Repeated testing in a group sequential trial can result in bias in the maximum likelihood estimate of the unknown parameter of interest. Many authors have therefore proposed adjusted point estimation procedures, which attempt to reduce such bias. Here, we describe nine possible point estimators within a common general framework for a two-stage group sequential trial. We then contrast their performance in five example trial settings, examining their conditional and marginal biases and residual mean square error. By focusing on the case of a trial with a single interim analysis, additional new results aiding the determination of the estimators are given. Our findings demonstrate that the uniform minimum variance unbiased estimator, whilst being marginally unbiased, often has large conditional bias and residual mean square error. If one is concerned solely about inference on progression to the second trial stage, the conditional uniform minimum variance unbiased estimator may be preferred. Two estimators, termed mean adjusted estimators, which attempt to reduce the marginal bias, arguably perform best in terms of the marginal residual mean square error. In all, one should choose an estimator accounting for its conditional and marginal biases and residual mean square error; the most suitable estimator will depend on relative desires to minimise each of these factors. If one cares solely about the conditional and marginal biases, the conditional maximum likelihood estimate may be preferred provided lower and upper stopping boundaries are included. If the conditional and marginal residual mean square error are also of concern, two mean adjusted estimators perform well.

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