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Term: Cochran-Armitage Test for Trend
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2006-06-01
Definition:
A statistical method of directing chi-squared tests toward a narrower alternative. The test is sensitive to the linearity between a response variable and an explanatory variable, and detects trends that would not be noticed by cruder methods.
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- Roos LL, Traverse D, Turner D. Delivering prevention: the role of public programs in delivering care to high-risk populations. Med Care 1999;37(6 Suppl):JS264-JS278. [Abstract] (View)
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- Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)
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