fractions of information amount. These should be [0, 1]. If not available, ti will be used instead.
asf
alpha spending function. 1=O'Brien-Flemming type (approximate not the exact), 2=Pocock type (approximate not the exact), 3=alpha*ti, 4=alpha*ti^1.5, 5=alpha*ti^2
Author
Kyun-Seop Bae k@acr.kr
Details
It calculates upper z-bounds and cumulative alpha-values for the repeated test in group sequential design. The correlation is assumed to be sqrt(t_i/t_j).
Use PocockBound and OBFBound for more exact bounds.
References
Reboussin DM, DeMets DL, Kim K, Lan KKG. Computations for group sequential boundaries using the Lan-DeMets function method. Controlled Clinical Trials. 2000;21:190-207.