Appendixes | Report Option Descriptions | Fit model type

Fit model type
Choose whether to model adverse events in a logistic model (Berry and Berry, 20041; Model 1b of Xia, Ma, and Carlin, 20112) or as a log-linear model adjusting for exposure time (Model 2b of Xia, Ma, and Carlin, 2011b).
To Choose the Model Type:
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1
Berry, S.M., and Berry, D.A. (2004). Accounting for Multiplicities in Assessing Drug Safety:
A Three-Level Hierarchical Mixture Model. Biometrics 60, 418-426.

2
Xia, H.A., Ma, H., and Carlin, B.P. (2011). Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling for Detecting Safety Signals in Clinical Trials. Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics 21, 1006-1029.