This review article considers the strengths and weaknesses of randomized clinical trials that are conducted through the analysis of data gathered by health insurers.

In order to make smart decisions at work, we need data. Where that data comes from and how we analyze it depends on a lot of factors — for example, what we’re trying to do with the results ...

Randomized Phase II Selection Designs Simon et al 7 introduced and explored the uses and characteristics of a randomized phase II selection design in which patients are randomized to two or more ...

Many groundbreaking vaccines were initially tested using this methodology. For example, the Salk polio vaccine field trial in the 1950s employed a randomized, placebo-controlled design.

In a randomized complete block design (RCBD), each level of a "treatment" appears once in each block, and each block contains all the treatments. The order of treatments is randomized separately for ...

Jens Hainmueller, Duncan Lawrence, Justin Gest, Michael Hotard, Rey Koslowski, David D. Laitin, A randomized controlled design reveals barriers to citizenship for low-income immigrants, Proceedings of ...