As an academic, my expectation when I joined the private sector was that the white papers and collateral released by companies in this space would be based on large sample sizes, best-in-class empirical methods and rigorous interpretation.
We have attempted to address these concerns through the use of three different techniques (NJ, ML, and MP), two alignment methods, and rigorous statistical testing.
Careful study design, well-characterized laboratory methods, and rigorous documentation of exposure status are required to determine the predictive value of such tests.
CAMS offers a model for clinical trials methods applicable to psychosocial and psychopharmacological comparative treatment trials by using state-of-the-art methods and rigorous cross-site quality controls.
Although we cannot rule out selection bias, we are confident that our recruitment methods and rigorous eligibility criteria ensured that our sample is representative of Indigenous young people who use drugs in Vancouver, Prince George, and Chase.
The 18S gene was used to resolve deep splits within the Enoplia and evaluate the branching order of major clades in the nematode tree; multiple phylogenetic methods and rigorous empirical tests were carried out to assess tree topologies under different parameters and combinations of taxa.
