2017
An evaluation of constrained randomization for the design and analysis of group‐randomized trials with binary outcomes
Li F, Turner EL, Heagerty PJ, Murray DM, Vollmer WM, DeLong ER. An evaluation of constrained randomization for the design and analysis of group‐randomized trials with binary outcomes. Statistics In Medicine 2017, 36: 3791-3806. PMID: 28786223, PMCID: PMC5624845, DOI: 10.1002/sim.7410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup-level covariatesPossible allocation schemesMonte Carlo simulationsStatistical propertiesRandomization-based testsStatistical issuesCarlo simulationsPrespecified percentageAllocation schemeStatistical testsCandidate allocationsSpaceBinary outcomesAllocation techniquePermutation testPractical limitationsPower lossSchemeSuch designsGroup-randomized trialLarge numberF-testContinuous outcomesCovariate imbalanceInference
2015
A spatiotemporal quantile regression model for emergency department expenditures
Neelon B, Li F, Burgette LF, Neelon SE. A spatiotemporal quantile regression model for emergency department expenditures. Statistics In Medicine 2015, 34: 2559-2575. PMID: 25782041, DOI: 10.1002/sim.6480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantile regression modelSmall area estimationAsymmetric Laplace distributionSpatiotemporal random effectsFull conditionalsRandom effectsBayesian modeling approachLaplace distributionAutoregressive priorsSampling schemeResponse distributionEmergency department expendituresSpatiotemporal smoothingModeling approach