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A Simple Algorithm for Designing Group Sequential Clinical Trials
Author(s) -
Schoenfeld David A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
biometrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.298
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1541-0420
pISSN - 0006-341X
DOI - 10.1111/j.0006-341x.2001.00972.x
Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , computer science , group (periodic table) , algorithm , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry , epistemology
Summary. This article describes a simple algorithm for calculating probabilities associated with group sequential trials. This allows the choice of boundaries that may not be among those implemented in available software.