Sir Lancelot

The situation was examined by Sir Lancelot Hogben in his book Statistical Theory The Relationship of Probability, Credibility and Error, published in 1957. Hogben s conclusion was that probability theory cannot be used in evaluating human clinical studies, but nevertheless its use continues. For one important thing, there is the placebo effect, for humans respond to hope, faith, belief, and the like. The question then arises of whether this effect is real, and how to measure for it. And, If the placebo is an essential element of all healing, removing it removes the healing and will injure the patients. ... 

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