Statistical analysis of publicly funded cluster randomised controlled trials: a review of the National Institute for Health Research Journals Library

Analysis also needs cluster-tailored methods to ensure the results are adjusted to account for the ICC and don’t over amplify the significance of the results. 10/11 https://t.co/bB8pmOxo2Y https://t.co/WAbdbTrwKs

RT @MarionKCampbell: The basic problem is that data which are clustered are not independent, and if you assume they are independent you can…

The basic problem is that data which are clustered are not independent, and if you assume they are independent you can get spuriously significant results. You must adjust the standard errors to account for this. A review of recent methods is here 6/7 htt

@ScHARR_MSG @walters_sj For more information on this work please see the published paper in Trials https://t.co/N1GQo60e3B