Sequence balance minimisation: minimising with unequal treatment allocations
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Sequence balance minimisation: minimising with unequal treatment allocations
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 treatment allocations. METHODS Treatment- and factor-balancing properties were assessed in simulation studies ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-1942-3