Separation test
Encyclopedia
A separation test is a statistical
procedure for early-phase research, to decide whether or not to pursue further research. It is designed to avoid the prevalent situation in early-phase research, when a statistically underpowered
test gives a negative result.
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
procedure for early-phase research, to decide whether or not to pursue further research. It is designed to avoid the prevalent situation in early-phase research, when a statistically underpowered
Statistical power
The power of a statistical test is the probability that the test will reject the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is actually false . The power is in general a function of the possible distributions, often determined by a parameter, under the alternative hypothesis...
test gives a negative result.
Readings
- Aickin M. (2004) "Separation Tests for Early-Phase Complementary and Alternative Medicine Comparative Trials". Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 1(4), 225–231 http://www.ergologic.us