A critique of statistical hypothesis testing in clinical research

Many have documented the difficulty of using the current paradigm of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) to test and validate the effectiveness of alternative medical systems such as Ayurveda. This paper critiques the applicability of RCTs for all clinical knowledge-seeking endeavors, of which Ayurv...

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Main Author: Somik Raha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jaim.in/article.asp?issn=0975-9476;year=2011;volume=2;issue=3;spage=105;epage=114;aulast=Raha