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What to conclude when you fail to find an association in an epidemiological study?
Normally when somebody finds an association in an epidemiological study people are quick to point out that it doesn't prove causality, that there are problems of missing co-founders, that it is at ...
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What is the difference between effectiveness and efficacy in determining the benefit of therapy 'A' on condition 'B'?
The context of this question is within a health framework i.e. looking at one or more therapies in the treatment of a condition.
It appears that even well respected researchers confuse the terms ...
