Even though China is dragging its feet on a similar subject (verification) this week, it realizes that, fundamentally, it needs to provide credible evidence of what it is doing.
A simulation study was conducted of a screening study subject to verification bias.
Once obtained, preliminary analyses will be subjected to verification by study participants so as to confirm results or reconsider their analysis and interpretation.
However, our study is not subject to verification bias [ 21], as we only analyzed men who underwent biopsy.
In addition, because patients who had ANC data proximal to hospital admission may be selectively different from those who did not (because of, for example, a history of FN), our study population may be "enriched" and subject to verification bias.
One way of illustrating these results is to note that a study with only 100 patients and a 10% event rate has a confidence interval for AUC of approximately 0.3: thus a study with 5000 patients that is subject to verification bias has equivalent statistical precision to one 98% smaller.
All intelligence-gathering methods are imperfect; all produce "noise"; all are vulnerable to deceit and subject to verification.
Whatever the case, any health claim concerning a deadly, addictive product should be subject to verification by government authorities before reaching the market.
"Every aspect will be subject to verification, and if we detect that they have misled or attempted to mislead, there will be diplomatic consequences".
All data received from schools were subject to verification checks, including, where possible, comparison with historical data, peer schools and other published sources.
