American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 119, No. 4: 642-649
Copyright © 1984 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
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DETERMINATION OF MINIMAL DETECTABLE VALUES OF FAMILIAL CORRELATIONS
1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada
2Reprint requests to Dr. Donner.
Formulas and tables are given for determining interclass and intraclass correlations which it is possible to demonstrate as statistically significant with given probability in family studies of a particular size.
biometry; epidemiologic methods; family studies