Re: futility analysis

Posted by David Marso on Jul 14, 2016; 5:56pm
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/futility-analysis-tp5732731p5732734.html

Without further information from OP the quest IS futile.
I searched online and it appears to be some Clinical Trials related interim analysis thing with many potential rabbit holes to tumble into.
Not my area and I have truly no interest in becoming an expert in such matters so I will refrain from playing Alice today.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18283075
and
http://gozips.uakron.edu/~rps/Biostat%20Presentations%20Sp05/Interim%20Analysis-Apr15.pdf

Depending upon design and a load of other things,  proceeding with further feedback is unwise aside from doing some research into Power analysis and ascertain what the appropriate analytics apply to analyzing the data in the first place.  Looks complex and you should probably consult with a skilled statistician because you are not going to get any sort of one size fits all hand holding exercise from a newsgroup.
OR break your own problem down into a set of manageable questions and ask them piecewise.

Maguin, Eugene wrote

There has to be a clever pun or twist of meaning to play on the futility of asking people who may not or do not know what the term means how to do a futility analysis. Please tell us what a futility analysis is lest your quest be futile.
Gene Maguin

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Eun Um
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 12:24 PM
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Subject: futility analysis

Can you let me know how I can conduct futility analysis in SPSS step by step? Thanks.
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