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Re:Most Winning A/B Test Results Are Illusory [pdf] by Angostura on Thursday January 19, 2017 @07:56PM (#13440910)
> But your above example is bullshit — nobody puts 1000 patients at risk in a phase I (safety) trial

It isn't bullshit - at least, not for that reason. It was a thought experiment, using an extreme example to test your assertions.

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Re:Most Winning A/B Test Results Are Illusory [pdf] by michaelmrose on Thursday January 19, 2017 @11:10PM (#13441677)
It is an example that tends to bring in lots of irrelevant detail and ethics that distracts from the actual point
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