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This paper presents a method for listing the sample space for a conditional distribution in a discrete generalized linear model. This tabulation is used in conjunction with saddlepoint methods to approximate the associated conditional probabilities. These probabilities are used to calculate conditional p-values.
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Kolassa, J.E. Algorithms for approximate conditional inference. Statistics and Computing 13, 121–126 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023252308207
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