Two-Sided Equivalence Testing Of The Difference Between Two Means

Authors

R. Clifford Blair, University of South Florida
Stephen R. Cole, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University

Abstract

Studies designed to examine the equivalence of treatments are increasingly common in social and biomedical research. Herein, we outline the rationale and some nuances underlying equivalence testing of the difference between two means. Specifically, we note the odd relation between tests of hypothesis and confidence intervals in the equivalence setting.

DOI

10.22237/jmasm/1020255540