Statistical methods in cancer research

By P. Simpson, J. Spratt, J. Spratt. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2001

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Mortality and prehospital thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis. (2000, methodology): “The test of homogeneity was measured using 5 df and the Breslow-Day equation.(26) The effect of provider by treatment group on mortality and the interaction between provider and treatment group on outcome were assessed using an analysis of proportions with the weighted least squares method.”
The Analysis and Interpretation of Multivariate Data for Social Scientists (2002, methodology): “The material in this book has been influenced by three excellent books on the analysis of epidemiological data: Fleiss (1981), Breslow and Day (1980), and Rothman and Greenland (1998). Fleiss (1981) covers the material through Chapter 9, but does not include any discussion of regression models. Bres”
Effects of low-head barriers on stream fishes: taxonomic affiliations and morphological correlates of sensitive species (2006, background): “The second measure was a common odds ratio (ORc) obtained when a, b, c, and d were stratified by stream pair (Breslow and Day 1980).”
Predictive validity performance indicators in violence risk assessment: a methodological primer. (2013, methodology): “Differences between odds ratios may be tested using Breslow and Day ’ s (1987) w 2 test of heterogeneity.”