Accession Number:

ADA002172

Title:

A Comparison of Alternative Methods for Estimating Treatment Effects,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Haggstrom,Gus W.

Report Date:

1973-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

A common method for testing the effectiveness of a treatment is to choose two groups of individuals at random and apply the treatment to individuals in one of the two groups, using the untreated individuals the control group as a standard for making comparisons. The effect of the treatment can then be assessed by comparing the distributions of the responses for the two groups. A statistical mathematical model is described.

Descriptors:

• *THERAPY
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• CLINICAL MEDICINE
• EFFICIENCY
• MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE