February, 2003
© 2000, 2001, 2003 Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Statistical
analysis is used to “diagnose” a beneficial treatment
Using a
sample, we compute an estimate of treatment effect
·The estimate
takes on the role of the diagnostic test result
·
Using the
probability model, we can compute the probability of observing
results under various hypotheses
·The
hypothesis of a beneficial treatment might be like the “disease”