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With data tory variables, x2 3 , to obtain residuals, collected at a fixed number of equally spaced time points, correlation can be studied using a scatterplot matrix in which r 23 is plotted against r1k for all j < k =- 1, . , rt. 5. CD4+ cell numbers To illustrate the idea of a scatterplot matrix, we have rounded the CD4+ observation times to the nearest year, so that there are a maximum of seven observations between —2 and 4 for each individual. 13 shows each of the 7 choose 2 scatterplots of responses from a person at different times.
M. In group B, the same equation holds but with different coefficients, NB and of subjects, m; each person has n repeated observations. 2 p for all j k. In and Corr(Yii, Yk) addition, we assume of explanatory variables so that xij = that each person has the same set xj. A typical example of such xj is 01B• Both groups have the same number SAMPLE SIZE CALCULATIONS 29 the duration between the first and the jth visit. in which case 3 ) A and 3 1 0 are the rates of change in Y for groups A and 13 respectively.
4. Consider a response variable that both changes over time and varies among subjects. Examples include age, blood pressure, or weight. 3, we begin with a model of + fi j 1, , n; i 1, . r 1 on the right-hand side. This assumption is rather a st rong one and doomed to fail in many studies. The model can be modified by allowing each person to have their own intercept. Ow , that is, by replacing + with so that + 0(ri j — x21) + 2 j . 3) represent extreme cases for modelling the crosssectional variation in the response variable at baseline.