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Program CONTRAST--A general program for the analysis of several survival or recovery rate estimates

J.E. Hines·J.R. Sauer
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This manual describes the use of program CONTRAST, which implements a generalized procedure for the comparison of several rate estimates. This method can be used to test both simple and composite hypotheses about rate estimates, and we discuss its application to multiple comparisons of survival rate estimates. Several examples of the use of program CONTRAST are presented. Program CONTRAST will run on IBM-cimpatible computers, and requires estimates of the rates to be tested, along with associated variance and covariance estimates.

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J.E. Hines, J.R. Sauer. 1989. Program CONTRAST--A general program for the analysis of several survival or recovery rate estimates. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/5230199

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