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== Case study: using stents to prevent strokes == | == Case study: using stents to prevent strokes == | ||
Section [basicExampleOfStentsAndStrokes] introduces a classic challenge in statistics: evaluating the efficacy of a medical treatment. Terms in this section, and indeed much of this chapter, will all be revisited later in the text. The plan | Section [basicExampleOfStentsAndStrokes] introduces a classic challenge in statistics: evaluating the efficacy of a medical treatment. Terms in this section, and indeed much of this chapter, will all be revisited later in the text. The plan for now is simply to get a sense of the role statistics can play in practice. | ||
In this section, we will consider an experiment that studies effectiveness of stents in treating patients at risk of stroke.<ref>Chimowitz MI, Lynn MJ, Derdeyn CP, et al. 2011. Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis. New England Journal of Medicine 365:993-1003. . NY Times article reporting on the study: . | In this section, we will consider an experiment that studies effectiveness of stents in treating patients at risk of stroke.<ref>Chimowitz MI, Lynn MJ, Derdeyn CP, et al. 2011. Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis. New England Journal of Medicine 365:993-1003. . NY Times article reporting on the study: . |