Chapter 3. The Data Set TRIAL
3.1 Introduction 41
3.2 Data Collection 41
3.3 Creating the Data Set TRIAL 44
3.4 Statistical Summarization 47
3.5 Summary 54
3.1 Introduction
This chapter presents data from a very simple, hypothetical clinical trial that will be used to illustrate many of the methods discussed throughout this book. First, through the use of very rudimentary case report forms (CRFs), you'll see how response data can be collected in various formats: dichotomous, categorical, or numeric. Then, one of several methods available in SAS for creating a data set from these CRFs is illustrated. The data set TRIAL is used to demonstrate some elementary data summarization methods using SAS. Finally, the data set TRIAL is used in the exercises presented ...
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