Understanding Clinical Trial Design - Research Advocacy Network
Understanding Clinical Trial Design - Research Advocacy Network
Understanding Clinical Trial Design - Research Advocacy Network
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UNDERSTANDING CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN: A TUTORIAL FOR RESEARCH ADVOCATES<br />
Judicial Inference<br />
Example<br />
It may be helpful to compare statistical inference used in hypothesis testing<br />
to the judicial inference process involved in criminal trials. The presumption<br />
that the defendant is innocent until proven guilty is equivalent to the null<br />
hypothesis. Requiring “evidence beyond a reasonable doubt” to convict a<br />
defendant is aimed at minimizing the chances of convicting innocent defendants.<br />
This is akin to minimizing type I errors (α
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