Continuation Ratio Regression Inference for Ordinal Responses

Fits a conditional (stratified) continuation-ratio logit model for ordinal responses: for cut \(j = 1, \dots, K-1\), among subjects who have reached at least category \(j\), $$\log\frac{\Pr(Y_i > j \mid Y_i \ge j)}{\Pr(Y_i = j \mid Y_i \ge j)} = \alpha_j + \beta_T W_i + X_i^\top \gamma,$$ a discrete-time-hazard-model analog for ordinal data, with a treatment coefficient \(\beta_T\) constrained equal across all cuts. \(\exp(\hat\beta_T)\) is the common "continue vs. stop here" odds ratio: a positive \(\beta_T\) means treatment pushes subjects toward higher categories of \(Y\), matching the sign convention of every other ordinal estimator in the package. Fitting proceeds by expand_continuation_ratio_data_cpp's stacked-binary expansion followed by conditional logistic regression on the expanded data. likelihood_tier = "full": likelihood-ratio, score, gradient, and Wald tests are all available when the model converges, plus parametric-likelihood-bootstrap calibration of the likelihood-ratio test. Validity requires the continuation-ratio proportionality assumption (a common \(\beta_T\) across all \(K-1\) cuts).

Computes the randomization distribution of the treatment effect estimate under the sharp null.

Whether compute_rand_two_sided_pval() is actually usable on this instance right now – FALSE exactly when it would stop(): an incidence-response instance with no custom randomization statistic and a design not eligible for design-randomization-based incidence inference (see private$should_use_design_randomization_for_incidence()). TRUE for every other case, including every non-incidence response type. Public, self-contained (only reads already-set instance state, no side effects), so InferenceSuite can check this before attempting the sentinel instead of relying on the stop() being silently swallowed into a pval = NA "ok" row – the single source of truth for both this check and compute_rand_two_sided_pval()'s own guard, so the two can never drift apart.

Computes a randomization-based p-value.

Value

When debug = FALSE (default), a numeric vector of length r. When debug = TRUE, a list with: values, errors (list of character vectors, one per iteration), warnings (list of character vectors, one per iteration), num_errors, num_warnings, prop_iterations_with_errors, prop_iterations_with_warnings, and prop_illegal_values.

A single logical.

Randomization p-value.

References

Agresti, A. (2010). Analysis of Ordinal Categorical Data (2nd ed.). Wiley, for the continuation-ratio model family.

See also

InferenceOrdinalStereotypeLogitRegr and InferenceOrdinalKKCondAdjCatLogitRegr for related ordinal-logit expansions. See also: Ordinal regression (Wikipedia).

Super class

Inference -> InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr

Methods

Public methods

• InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$approximate_randomization_distribution_beta_hat_T()

• InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$supports_rand_pval_for_incidence()

• InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$compute_rand_two_sided_pval()

• InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$clone()

+ inherited public methods from Inference

• Inference$capabilities()
• Inference$compute_asymp_confidence_interval()
• Inference$compute_asymp_two_sided_pval()
• Inference$compute_estimate()
• Inference$compute_exact_confidence_interval()
• Inference$compute_exact_two_sided_pval_for_treatment_effect()
• Inference$duplicate()
• Inference$get_analysis_data()
• Inference$get_covariates()
• Inference$get_design_object()
• Inference$get_model_formula()
• Inference$get_nonestimable_reason()
• Inference$get_nonestimable_stage()
• Inference$get_optimization_alg()
• Inference$get_response()
• Inference$get_response_type()
• Inference$get_treatment()
• Inference$initialize()
• Inference$is_nonestimable()
• Inference$set_optimization_alg()
• Inference$set_seed()
• Inference$supports()

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InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$approximate_randomization_distribution_beta_hat_T()

Usage

InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$approximate_randomization_distribution_beta_hat_T(
  r = 501,
  delta = 0,
  transform_responses = "none",
  show_progress = TRUE,
  permutations = NULL,
  debug = FALSE,
  zero_one_logit_clamp = .Machine$double.eps
)

Arguments

r

Number of randomization vectors. Default 501.

r

Number of randomization vectors.

delta

The null difference. Default 0.

delta

Null difference.

transform_responses

Type of transformation. Default "none".

transform_responses

Transformation.

show_progress

Show progress bar. Default TRUE.

show_progress

Show progress.

permutations

Pre-computed permutations. Default NULL.

permutations

Pre-computed permutations.

debug

If TRUE, return a list with the distribution values and per-iteration diagnostics including error messages, warning messages, counts of each, and summary proportions for iterations with errors, warnings, and illegal (non-finite) values. Runs serially. Default FALSE.

zero_one_logit_clamp

The clamping amount for exact 0 and 1 values when logging

zero_one_logit_clamp

The clamping amount for exact 0 and 1 values when logging

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InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$supports_rand_pval_for_incidence()

Usage

InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$supports_rand_pval_for_incidence()

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InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$compute_rand_two_sided_pval()

Usage

InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$compute_rand_two_sided_pval(
  r = 501,
  delta = 0,
  transform_responses = "none",
  na.rm = TRUE,
  show_progress = TRUE,
  permutations = NULL,
  zero_one_logit_clamp = .Machine$double.eps
)

Arguments

r

Number of randomization vectors. Default 501.

r

Number of randomization vectors.

delta

The null difference. Default 0.

delta

Null difference.

transform_responses

Type of transformation. Default "none".

transform_responses

Transformation.

na.rm

Remove NAs.

show_progress

Show progress bar. Default TRUE.

show_progress

Show progress.

permutations

Pre-computed permutations. Default NULL.

permutations

Pre-computed permutations.

zero_one_logit_clamp

The clamping amount for exact 0 and 1 values when logging

zero_one_logit_clamp

The clamping amount for exact 0 and 1 values when logging

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InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

Examples

# \donttest{
seq_des = DesignSeqOneByOneBernoulli$new(n = 10, response_type = 'ordinal')
for (i in 1:10) {
  seq_des$add_one_subject_to_experiment_and_assign(data.frame(x1 = rnorm(1)))
}
seq_des$add_all_subject_responses(sample(1:4, 10, replace = TRUE))
inf = InferenceOrdinalContRatioRegr$new(seq_des)
inf$compute_estimate()
#> [1] -6.94967
# }