clinical trial

a research study designed to compare a new treatment or drug with an existing standard of care or other control condition (see control group). Trials generally are designed to answer scientific questions and to find better ways to treat individuals who have a specific disease or disorder. Also called clinical study. See also randomized clinical trial.

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January 22nd 2025

data analysis

the process of applying graphical, statistical, or quantitative techniques to a set of observations or measurements in order to summarize it or to find general patterns. For example, a very basic data analysis would involve calculating descriptive statistics (e.g., mean, median, mode, standard deviation) and possibly graphing the observations with a histogram or bar graph.