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Günhan, Burak Kürsad; Röver, Christian; Friede, Tim – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Meta-analyses of clinical trials targeting rare events face particular challenges when the data lack adequate numbers of events for all treatment arms. Especially when the number of studies is low, standard random-effects meta-analysis methods can lead to serious distortions because of such data sparsity. To overcome this, we suggest the use of…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Medical Research, Drug Therapy, Bayesian Statistics
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Harrigan, Kevin A. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2008
A near miss is a failure that was close to a win. In this paper we analyze the primary documents associated with a case that was brought before the Nevada Gaming Commission in 1988. This case resulted in the 1989 ruling that the proprietary computer algorithms used by one slot machine manufacturer to create a high number of near misses on the…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Probability, Electronic Equipment, Computer Software