Rank-Minimization with a two-step analysis should replace randomization in clinical trials

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-6

  Taves, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EFFECT SIZE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; RANDOMIZATION; RANK MINIMIZATION; RANK SUM TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 82255186659     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.06.020     Document Type: Note

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