tipr (version 0.4.0)

tip_rr_with_binary: Tip an observed relative risk with a binary confounder.

Description

Choose two of the following three to specify, and the third will be estimated:

• exposed_p

• unexposed_p

• outcome_association

Alternatively, specify all three and the function will return the number of unmeasured confounders specified needed to tip the analysis.

Usage

tip_rr_with_binary(
  effect,
  exposed_p,
  unexposed_p,
  outcome_association,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

effect

Numeric positive value. Observed exposure - outcome relative risk. This can be the point estimate, lower confidence bound, or upper confidence bound.

exposed_p

Numeric between 0 and 1. Estimated prevalence of the unmeasured confounder in the exposed population

unexposed_p

Numeric between 0 and 1. Estimated prevalence of the unmeasured confounder in the unexposed population

outcome_association

Numeric positive value. Estimated association between the unmeasured confounder and the outcome

verbose

Logical. Indicates whether to print informative message. Default: TRUE