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Originally Posted by randallscott35
The total number of races overall....The number of instances are there in ( )...How does the number of races overall matter. I mean I'll do it if you want but I can't see how its worthwhile.
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RS, in all gathering of data, whether it is for horses, humans, rats, or grapefruit. You have base figures at end that form/draw the conclusions of that data.
How do you think studies are concluded in medicine?
By clinical trial on X number of patients. The number of ( )instances( ) are drawn among the patients participating in the trial. That number is listed in summary at the conclusion of said trial, regardless, whether it goes on for 6 weeks, 6 months, or 6 years.
An example of this would be . . . let's say, the clinical trial of VIAGRA. Now, all of the men in the study of this remarkable, life altering medication are listed in the trial.
X overall patients with ED participating in clinical trial
X patients given the drug--X given a placebo
(dudes robbed, still)
X patients with no side effects (living large)
X patients with heart attacks
X patients suffering vision problems, ie, blindness
X poor dudes showing up at the ER with their 4 hour or more dilemma, lost regarding how to fix
THAT.
***That's why a summary has details, it's all worthwhile. And I do hope those reading have a sense of humor--life would be dull without one.