Choosing sensitivity analyses for randomised trials: principles
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Choosing sensitivity analyses for randomised trials: principles
BACKGROUND Sensitivity analyses are an important tool for understanding the extent to which the results of randomised trials depend upon the assumptions of the analysis. There is currently no guidance governing the choice of sensitivity analyses. DISCUSSION We provide a principled approach to choosing sensitivity analyses through the consideration of the following questions: 1) Does the propo...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Research Methodology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2288
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-14-11