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View ArticleComparing two methods to measure disease severity
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I am measuring disease severity, using 5 different types of measurements, in animals treated with drug X, over multiple timepoints. The measurements can only be made when the animal is dissected. We...
View ArticleConfidence Level for device tests in fda
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View ArticleSample size calculations for a study
Hello I need some advice regarding sample size calculations. I need to calculate a sample size for a study testing a new drug. In the study there will be 4 groups: 2 groups of the drug with different...
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Hello, I am doing research but cannot figure out which statistic method to use. Please help me because I am not sure of what to do exactly. My researchhypothesis is that you are able to derive the age...
View Articlecomparing change from baseline (two treatment groups, binomial data)
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View Articlecomparing two dependent survival curves
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