Decoding Randomized Controlled Trials: An Information Science Perspective

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are regarded as a form of 'gold-standard' for causal inferences in real-world settings.Real-world RCTs involve key design and analysis decisions that can strongly affect the meaning and validity of conclusions drawn.Dr. Msaouel explores some of these issues and questions from an information science perspective, shedding light on, among other aspects, random sampling and randomization, refutational information, and Bayesian shrinkage.