Life Sciences
New findings in life sciences described by S. Conti and co-researchers
Published in Clinical Trials Week, January 25th, 2010
According to recent research published in the journal Medical Decision Making, "Bayesian decision theory can be used not only to establish the optimal sample size and its allocation in a single clinical study but also to identify an optimal portfolio of research combining different types of study design. Within a single study, the highest societal payoff to proposed research is achieved when its sample sizes and allocation between available treatment options are chosen to maximize the expected net benefit of sampling (ENBS)."
"Where a number of different types of study informing different parameters in the decision problem could be conducted, the simultaneous...
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Source: Clinical Trials Week (2010-01-25)
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