Chapter 5 Study Design

In this chapter, we explain statistical considerations of experimental design that ensure maximal power and generalizability.

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5.1 Lecture

“To consult the statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post mortem examination. He can perhaps say what the experiment died of.” — Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher

If you want help with proper randomization schemes during your internship, several examples with R code are given in paragraph 7.1 of Introduction to Biostatistics