
doi: 10.1002/sim.8418
pmid: 31846110
We examine the use of randomization‐based inference for analyzing multiarmed randomized clinical trials, including the application of conditional randomization tests to multiple comparisons. The view is taken that the linkage of the statistical test to the experimental design (randomization procedure) should be recognized. A selected collection of randomization procedures generalized to multiarmed treatment allocation is summarized, and generalizations for two randomization procedures that heretofore were designed for only two treatments are developed. We explain the process of computing the randomization test and conditional randomization test via Monte Carlo simulation, developing an efficient algorithm that makes multiple comparisons possible that would not be possible using a standard algorithm, demonstrate the preservation of type I error rate, and explore the relationship of statistical power to the randomization procedure in the presence of a time trend and outliers. We distinguish between the interpretation of thep‐value in the randomization test and in the population test and verify that the randomization test can be approximated by the population test on some occasions. Data from two multiarmed clinical trials from the literature are reanalyzed to illustrate the methodology.
Random Allocation, multiple treatment comparison, Research Design, generalized randomization procedures, Humans, randomization-based inference, Computer Simulation, Monte Carlo rerandomization test, Monte Carlo Method, Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Random Allocation, multiple treatment comparison, Research Design, generalized randomization procedures, Humans, randomization-based inference, Computer Simulation, Monte Carlo rerandomization test, Monte Carlo Method, Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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