Alternative statistical method could improve clinical trials
Peer-Reviewed Publication
An alternative statistical method honed and advanced by Cornell researchers can make clinical trials more reliable and trustworthy while also helping to remedy what has been called a “replicability crisis” in the scientific community.
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