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Big Pharma is not known for its interest in objectively reporting the effectiveness of a drug. The “Numbers Needed to Treat” is one of the better measures that should be standard information. This is an explanation of “NNT” from Wikipedia — often one of the better resources to turn to in this complicated times… Number [...]
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In trying to sort out what the statistics about the alleged effects of different drugs mean, this was one of the better articles… Treat Me? The crucial health stat you’ve never heard of. Slate Magazine By Darshak Sanghavi Sept. 26, 2006, If anything is supposed to be certain in medicine, it’s that people with high [...]
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Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.“ – Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review In my quest to [...]
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