Mea culpa! I am a rotten proof-reader. The original article as
submitted gave the formula in fraction form, with a numerator and
denominator. I did not notice when the article was type-set that a change
to the style of the formula had resulted in the mistake which Michael
McStephen has spotted. I thank him for putting me right.
My co-author was quite innocent, and would have noticed had he read
the proofs, being much more meticulous than myself!
Competing interests:
No competing interests
03 May 2002
J Martin Bland
Prof. of Medical Statistics
St. George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE
Rapid Response:
Re: precedence rules in formula
Mea culpa! I am a rotten proof-reader. The original article as
submitted gave the formula in fraction form, with a numerator and
denominator. I did not notice when the article was type-set that a change
to the style of the formula had resulted in the mistake which Michael
McStephen has spotted. I thank him for putting me right.
My co-author was quite innocent, and would have noticed had he read
the proofs, being much more meticulous than myself!
Competing interests: No competing interests