A randomized clinical trial is planned for AIDS patients to investigate whether a new treatment provides improved
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a. Why do researchers use randomization in such experiments, rather than letting the subjects choose which treatment they will receive?
b. When patients enrolling in the study are told the purpose of the study, explain why they may be reluctant to be randomly assigned to one of the treatments.
c. If a researcher planning the study thinks the new treatment is likely to be better, explain why he or she may have an ethical dilemma in proceeding with the study.
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Statistics The Art And Science Of Learning From Data
ISBN: 9780321755940
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Authors: Alan Agresti, Christine A. Franklin
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