One-armed observational studies: fake science?

21/03/2023 25 min Episodio 279
One-armed observational studies: fake science?

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Episode Synopsis

Have you been considering a one-armed observational study? 

As a statistician, it is important to understand the various types of studies that are used in data gathering. In this episode, we will be discussing one-armed observational studies and why they are, in most cases, not a good idea. We will also touch on the early days of my career as a statistician and how I initially approached one-armed observational studies.

We also discuss the reputation problems of these studies and the scientific problems such as:

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