Design vs. evaluation [Design Issues]
Dear Priyanka!
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You should plan for a balanced design. If the study becomes imbalanced due to drop-outs, the statistical analysis will account for that (adjusted means instead of geometric means, or in SAS' terminology: least squares means).
❝ Dear Helmut,
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❝ Generally we are considering study design as […] balanced […] study.
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❝ Is it necessary to keep "balanced" in the study design because we are considering unequal sequences also for statistical analysis.
You should plan for a balanced design. If the study becomes imbalanced due to drop-outs, the statistical analysis will account for that (adjusted means instead of geometric means, or in SAS' terminology: least squares means).
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Complete thread:
- Balanced Design Priyanka_S 2010-02-06 06:53
- Design vs. evaluationHelmut 2010-02-06 12:38
- Balanced Design bharat 2010-02-17 11:20
