{"id":1983,"date":"2019-07-05T00:30:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T00:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2019-07-22T22:57:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T22:57:08","slug":"an-article-summary-assignment-in-statistics-641","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/an-article-summary-assignment-in-statistics-641\/","title":{"rendered":"AN ARTICLE SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT IN STATISTICS 641"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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DR. THOMAS COOK (DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS AND MEDICAL INFORMATICS<\/h2>
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For a graduate course on statistical methods for clinical trials, Dr. Cook helps students deepen their understanding of key course concepts by writing brief summaries of published research articles. In their summaries, students analyze and describe key statistical elements within the article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Read the article<\/p>

MERIT-HF Study Group (1999). Effect of metoprolol CR\/XL in chronic heart failure: Metoprolol CR\/XL Randomised<\/p>

Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure The Lancet 353, 2001\u20132007.<\/p>

Write a brief summary (1\u20132 pages) of this article describing:<\/p>

\u2022 Background (the problem, and why it is important)<\/p>

\u2022 Study design<\/p>

\u2013 Population<\/p>

\u2013 Interventions<\/p>

\u2013 Treatment Assignment<\/p>

\u2013 Sample size<\/p>

\u2013 Outcome measures<\/p>

\u2013 Interim Monitoring (i.e., early stopping for benefit\/harm)<\/p>

\u2013 Analysis<\/p>

\u2022 Efficacy Results<\/p>

\u2013 Primary Outcome<\/p>

\u2013 Secondary Outcomes<\/p>

\u2013 Subgroups<\/p>

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