Allocation Bias - Data Science & Medical Industry

Allocation Bias, Clinical Trials, RCTs, Allocation Concealment, and how Data Science fits into all of this.

Table of Contents

1. Allocation Bias

2. Clinical Trials

3. How Randomised Trials Affect Estimates

4. Allocation Concealment

5. Suitable Method for Allocation Concealment

Note: This post is about dealing with allocation bias within your dataset. This is meant primarily for those in the medical research industry. Most Data scientist who are analyzing time series data are far more likely to encounter look-ahead bias within their dataset. Click here to learn more about look-ahead bias, and how to get rid of it from your dataset.