Bayesian Methods and Ethics in a Clinical Trial Design
Kadane
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Description for Bayesian Methods and Ethics in a Clinical Trial Design
Hardcover. This monograph uses Bayesian statistical methods to explain the nature and methodology of clinical trials. Editor(s): Kadane, Joseph B. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MMG; PBT; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
How to conduct clinical trials in an ethical and scientificallyresponsible manner
This 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 contribute essays on the scientific,technological, legal, and ethical aspects of clinical trials, ... Read more
How to conduct clinical trials in an ethical and scientificallyresponsible manner
This 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 contribute essays on the scientific,technological, legal, and ethical aspects of clinical trials, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471846802
SKU
V9780471846802
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Ref
99-1
About Kadane
JOSEPH B. KADANE is Leonard J. Savage Professor of Statistics and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. He has published over one hundred papers on statistical theory and applications, edited the book Robustness of Bayesian Analysis, and coedited Statistics and the Law.
Reviews for Bayesian Methods and Ethics in a Clinical Trial Design
"...Every practitioner and associated statistician involved in a clinical trial should read this book..." (Statistical Methods in Medical Research, No.11, 2002)