Sequence balance minimisation: minimising with unequal treatment allocations
Abstract Background Minimisation ensures excellent balance between groups for several prognostic factors, even in small samples. However, its use with unequal allocation ratios has been problematic. This paper describes a new minimisation scheme named sequence balance minimisation for unequal treatm...
Main Author: | Vichithranie W. Madurasinghe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-1942-3 |
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