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		Angostura on Jan 20, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Most Winning A/B Test Results Are Illusory [pdf] > 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.

michaelmrose on Jan 20, 2017 [–]

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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