Epistemological Controversies over Randomized Controlled Trials Subgroup Analysis

• Authors: Tomasz Rzepiński

Title variants

PL

Problemy epistemologiczne analizy podgrup randomizowanych badań klinicznych

EN

Epistemological Controversies over Randomized Controlled Trials Subgroup Analysis

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

Subgroup analysis is one of the methods used in contemporary methodology of medicine for assessing the effects of undertaken therapy. It is often claimed that researchers who use the method overestimate its epistemic value. The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the credibility of conclusions formulated on the basis of subgroup analysis. Its findings will help to better understand the epistemological limitations of this method as well as to clarify its function in clinical trials.

• Publisher: University of Warsaw, Institute of Philosophy
• Journal: Filozofia Nauki
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 73-94

Dates

published

2016-12-01

Contributors

author

Tomasz Rzepiński