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The basic principle of sequential statistical testing is that after every additional test person has been evaluated, a formal statistical rule is applied to the whole data to determine whether the study should stop. This methodology has obtained its proper place in econo- and sociometric research as a cost-efficient and scientifically sound methodology for efficacy/safety testing of industrial products, but is underused in clinical research.
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Cleophas, T.J., Zwinderman, A.H. (2013). Continuous Sequential Techniques. In: Machine Learning in Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6886-4_18
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