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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 27.
Published in final edited form as: Radiat Res. 2010 Sep;174(3):387–402. doi: 10.1667/RR2110.1

Table 1.

Distribution of Normalized Score Statistic (Based on 100,000 Monte Carlo Samples) for Hypothetical GB Childhood Leukemia Studies (Assuming that a 10-year Follow-up Results in 2593 Registrations Among Boys and 1983 Amongst Girls, and Assuming the BEIR V (18) Risk Coefficient (ERR = 32.15 Sv−1))

Nominal score statistic Percentile of standard normal distribution Percent of simulations with score > nominal value
Cohort study (individual) Geographical correlation study (county district) Case-control study (1 control per case) Case-control study (5 controls per case)
10-year follow-up 20-year follow-up 10-year follow-up 20-year follow-up 10-year follow-up 20-year follow-up 10-year follow-up 20-year follow-up
1.28 90.00 79.51 95.50 71.17 90.74 58.67 79.92 74.23 92.65
1.64 95.00 67.91 90.88 57.92 83.18 44.29 68.44 61.13 86.01
1.96 97.50 55.99 84.62 45.37 74.13 32.40 56.60 48.62 77.78
2.33 99.00 41.62 74.45 31.49 61.14 20.54 42.14 34.25 65.40
2.58 99.50 32.07 65.90 23.15 51.43 14.14 32.71 25.65 55.97
2.81 99.75 24.24 57.17 16.73 42.36 9.66 24.92 18.82 46.64
3.09 99.90 16.35 46.10 10.67 31.64 5.71 16.79 12.24 35.75
3.29 99.95 11.87 38.16 7.49 24.88 3.74 12.25 8.72 28.49
3.48 99.98 8.56 31.12 5.24 19.25 2.45 8.73 6.03 22.49
3.72 99.99 5.45 23.24 3.17 13.48 1.34 5.57 3.73 16.07