utility.weighted {boinet}

Utility defined by weighted function

Description

Given estimated toxicity and efficacy probabilities, the utility which is defined by a weighted function is Calculated.

Usage

utility.weighted(probt, probe, w1, w2, tox.upper)

Arguments

probt

Estimated toxicity probability.

probe

Estimated efficacy probability.

w1

Weight for toxicity-efficacy trade-off.

w2

Weight for penalty imposed on toxic doses.

tox.upper

Upper bound of toxicity probability.

Value

The utility.weighted returns a utility value defined by the weighted function.