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Statistical power. Malaria doesn’t go away on its own. They know the treatment should be overwhelmingly effective if dosed correctly, it’s merely a measure of d
by freeone3000 1y ago
Statistical power. Malaria doesn’t go away on its own. They know the treatment should be overwhelmingly effective if dosed correctly, it’s merely a measure of determining dosage vs negative effects.
- 3eb7988a1663 1y agoThe famous comparison: you do not need a large N to test the effectiveness of parachutes.
- _heimdall 1y agoRight, in this case my concern really wouldn't be with efficacy as much as safety. When the test group is only 28 participants how can we assume that we would have found most of the safety concerns? Is the assumption being made that the only concerning factor is age and that there are no other contribution factors that could lead to negative outcomes?