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voiage.methods.sample_information.enbs

enbs([positional or keyword] evsi_result: float = None, [positional or keyword] research_cost: float = None) -> float

Calculate expected net benefit of sampling.

evsi_result : float Result from an EVSI calculation. research_cost : float Total cost of the proposed research.

float EVSI - research_cost.

ENBS is the net gain from commissioning a study:

.. math::

\mathrm{ENBS} = \mathrm{EVSI} - C_\mathrm{research}.

Claxton, K. (1999). The irrelevance of inference: A decision-making approach to the stochastic evaluation of health care technologies. Jalal, H., & Alarid-Escudero, F. (2023). Cost-effectiveness and the value of information in health economic evaluation.

>>> from voiage.methods.sample_information import enbs >>> enbs(12.5, 5.0) 7.5

Parameters:

  • evsi_result float
  • research_cost float

Returns: float