The theory of response-adaptive randomization in clinical trials

Presents a firm mathematical basis for the use of response-adaptive randomization procedures in practiceThe Theory of Response-Adaptive Randomization in Clinical Trials is the result of the authors' ten-year collaboration as well as their collaborations with other researchers in investigating t...

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Main Authors: Hu, Feifang, 1964
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
Group Author: Rosenberger, William F
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Wiley series in probability and statistics
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/047005588X
Summary: Presents a firm mathematical basis for the use of response-adaptive randomization procedures in practiceThe Theory of Response-Adaptive Randomization in Clinical Trials is the result of the authors' ten-year collaboration as well as their collaborations with other researchers in investigating the important questions regarding response-adaptive randomization in a rigorous mathematical framework.
Carrier Form: xiii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 047005588X
9780470055885
0470055871
9780470055878
Index Number: R853
CLC: R446
Contents: Fundamental questions of response-adaptive randomization -- Likelihood-based inference -- Procedures based on urn models -- Procedures based on sequential estimation -- Sample size calculation -- Additional considerations -- Implications for the practice of clinical trials -- Incorporating covariates -- Conclusions and open problems.