A SAS/IML program for implementing the modified Brown-Forsythe procedure in repeated measures designs

Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2006 Sep;83(3):169-77. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2006.06.006. Epub 2006 Aug 23.

Abstract

In this paper, we present a computer program written in version 9.1 of SAS' interactive matrix language in order to implement a new approach for analyzing repeated measures data. Previous studies reported that the new procedure is as powerful as conventional solutions and generally more robust (i.e., insensitive) to violations of assumptions that underlie conventional solutions. The program also included a step-wise procedure based on the Bonferroni inequality to test comparisons among the repeated measurements. Both univariate and multivariate repeated measures data can be analyzed. Finally, the application of the SAS/IML program is illustrated with a numeric example.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Biometry*
  • Humans
  • Models, Statistical
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Software*

Substances

  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors