under H 0 and H 1, respectively, where n represents the total sample size in the study (cases and controls). M 0 (n,k) is analogous to a type I error, yet is not fixed by design at α. M i (n,k) i=0,1 ...

Marty Makary was appointed commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2025. The prominent surgeon, medical researcher, bestselling author, and critic of the medical ...

This is a guest post by Nathan Paxton. As social scientists, at least as regards what we can empirically assess, we tend to make statements of probability rather than fact. So rather than say that ...

Jessica Ritsick, Yifan Wang, Ph.D. Our FDA: Drug & Device Team analyzes the Food and Drug Administration’s new guidance on Bayesian approaches to innovative drug trials, providing greater clarity on ...