Implementation of Backward Induction for Sequentially Adaptive Clinical Trials

In many clinical trials, patients are enrolled and data are collected sequentially, with interim decisions, including what treatment the next patient should receive and whether or not the trial should be terminated or continued, being based on the accruing data. This naturally leads to application o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics. - American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and Interface Foundation of North America, 1992. - 15(2006), 2, Seite 398-413
1. Verfasser: Wathen, J. Kyle (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Christen, J. Andrés
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics
Schlagworte:Bayesian sequential analysis Decision theory Dynamic programming Behavioral sciences Economics Health sciences Mathematics Philosophy Applied sciences Information science