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[Clodfobble]

The article says that’s not statistically significant??

Whether it's statistically significant will depend on how many people were in the trial--if two people get the drug and two don't, and both placebo folks die but one of the drug folks lives, that's a 50% improvement in outcomes, which sounds amazing but could just be chance. If I give it to 100,000 and still half the drug folks live and all the placebo folks die, then that's much more statistically significant.

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Whether it's statistically significant will depend on how many people were in the trial ...

Initial indication are not significant for many. But can be more significant for those on the verge of death. It appears to result in about 10% less deaths.

Obviously more data is essential to be more accurate. But we are not discussing fraudulent lies from a President. These are numbers from others who are patriotic. Who make conclusions from facts and numbers.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Whether it's statistically significant will depend on how many people were in the trial--if two people get the drug and two don't, and both placebo folks die but one of the drug folks lives, that's a 50% improvement in outcomes, which sounds amazing but could just be chance. If I give it to 100,000 and still half the drug folks live and all the placebo folks die, then that's much more statistically significant.

I can see where 1100 people would not constitute a statistically significant trial result to researcher/tester types. However paying $3120 for a drug that works better than a placebo for 5 days but not for 10, seems a little steep. Especially since the 14 to 11 day improvement was for a 10 day trial. To my mind apples, oranges and bananas too.

[xoxoxoBruce]

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