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Activity Number: 307
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Biopharmaceutical Section
Abstract - #303954
Title: Sensitivity Analysis for Continuous Endpoints in Two-Arm Medical Device Trials
Author(s): Maria C. Alfaro*+ and Joseph Bero and Gina Garding
Companies: Boston Scientific Corporation and Boston Scientific Corporation and Boston Scientific Corporation
Address: 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN, 55112-5798,
Keywords: sensitivity analysis ; missing data ; medical device trials
Abstract:

Sensitivity analyses are commonly identified during the development of a statistical analysis plan. The assumption that data is missing at random may be questionable and we should examine the possible outcomes assuming best and worst case conditions. This presentation will review a method for assessing sensitivity for continuous data.

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