Bayesian Methods and Ethics in a Clinical Trial Design
By Unknown Author.
Description
How to conduct clinical trials in an ethical and scientificallyresponsible mannerThis book presents a methodology for clinical trials that producesimproved health outcomes for patients while obtaining sound andunambiguous scientific data. It centers around a real-world testcase--involving a treatment for hypertension after open heartsurgery--and explains how to use Bayesian methods to accommodateboth ethical and scientific imperatives.The book grew out of the direct involvement in the project by adiverse group of experts in medicine, statistics, philosophy, andthe law. Not only do they cont...
ISBN(s)
0471846805, 9780471846802
