Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Statistical Analysis category.
A Perspective on Clinical Statistics: Getting Beyond the Sizzle
Filed in Statistical Analysis, July 15, 2008, 12:01 am by Mariano DiFabioToday’s blog comes to us from Georgette Asherman, founder of Direct Effects. She was one of the first writers in the early days of our blog, providing us with the article, “Sample Size Calculations: Thinking About Effect Size.” She has been a professional statistician in pharmaceuticals, consumer products, business services and public policy for [...]
Consumer Protection
Filed in Advertising/Media, Research, Safety, Statistical Analysis, March 18, 2008, 9:54 pm by Mariano DiFabioAs I was leafing through my March 2008 issue of Pharmaceutical executive, I noticed a focus on consumer protection in the articles I was reading. I’m not sure if it was intentional, but I thought it an interesting topic to mull on for a while, especially given that the state of the economy seems [...]
Thank You for Smoking?
Filed in Research, Statistical Analysis, July 13, 2007, 4:32 pm by Mariano DiFabioI don’t know if any of you have ever seen a movie that was released in 2005 called “Thank You for Smoking,” but the satirical film follows the life and philosophy of the main character, Nick Naylor (played by Aaron Eckhart), who is a spokesman for a major smoking company in the US. The [...]
Sample Size Calculations: Thinking about Effect Size
Filed in Research, Statistical Analysis, June 5, 2007, 9:44 am by Mariano DiFabioToday’s blog is brought to us by Georgette Asherman, founder of Direct Effects. She has been a professional statistician in pharmaceuticals, consumer products, business services and public policy for over 10 years. She has been associated with organizations such as Unilever, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chase Manhattan Credit Card Services, and the New Jersey Department of [...]
