Model-Assisted Bayesian Estimators for Ordinal Outcomes in RCTs
Analysis
Key Takeaways
- •Proposes new, transparent summary measures for ordinal outcomes in RCTs.
- •Develops model-assisted Bayesian estimators for these measures.
- •Addresses the limitations of proportional odds models, especially when the proportional odds assumption is violated.
- •Provides a weighting scheme with appealing invariance properties.
- •Demonstrates good performance through simulations and a real-world example (COVID-OUT trial).
“The paper proposes 'weighted geometric mean' odds ratios and relative risks, and 'weighted mean' risk differences as transparent summary measures for ordinal outcomes.”