February, 2003
© 2000, 2001, 2003 Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Session 1- Overview: 13
Overview
As an experiment, a clinical trial must meet scientific standards
It must address a meaningful question
·discriminate between viable hypotheses (Science)
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Its results must be credible to scientific community
·Valid materials, methods (Science, Statistics)
·Valid measurement of experimental outcome (Science, Clinical, Statistics)
·Valid quantification of uncertainty in experimental procedure (Statistics)