A critique of statistical hypothesis testing in clinical research
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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 Ayurveda research is a part. This is done by examining statistical hypothesis testing, the underlying ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0975-9476
DOI: 10.4103/0975-9476.85548