On the incorrect use of Carlisle's method for dichotomous variables
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2022-09-02 v1
Abstract
In 2017, J. B. Carlisle has proposed a method for fraud detection in randomized controlled trials based on a comparison of reported baseline data between treatment groups. While Carlisle has only used the method for continuous variables, some authors have recently employed a naive adaption of the method for dichotomous variables. We explain why such adaptation leads to p-values that are wrong by orders of magnitude and we make a simple concrete proposal for correction of the method.
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@article{arxiv.2209.00131,
title = {On the incorrect use of Carlisle's method for dichotomous variables},
author = {Daniel V. Tausk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.00131},
year = {2022}
}
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20 pages, 8 figures