Stats >> Training >> Stats #33: Practice Exercises

1. Review the paper you brought to class, or the paper that you were given. Did the paper use blinding? Were any important participants in the research left unblinded?

2. Examine the inclusion/exclusion criteria for the study. Are these criteria drawn too narrowly? Would the participants in this research study be similar to patients you see in your own practice?

3. How many patients dropped out of the study? What were the reasons for dropping out? Does the number of dropouts or the reasons they were excluded influence the quality of this study?