P-value interpretation and alpha allocation in clinical trials

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 351-357

  Moyé, Lemuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha Allocation; Clinical Trials; Experimental Discordance; Type I Error

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032145279     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(98)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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