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Existing data analytic methods for SMARTs are suitable only for superiority testing.
Current analytic methods need to be adapted for noninferiority/equivalence testing in SMARTs.
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Existing data analytic methods and sample size planning resources for SMARTs are suitable only for superiority testing.
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Noninferiority and equivalence tests in sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trials (SMARTs).
Palash Ghosh et al. · Psychological Methods · 2019
DOI 10.1037/met0000232
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