Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

The Purpose of Pilot Studies in Modern Research - Revisited

Speaker Name: Martina Pavlicova, PhD

Academic Title: Associate Professor

Department: Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health

Pilot studies are often viewed as hypothesis testing studies supposed to determine the potential effect size for larger studies. We will discuss the drawbacks of this approach and talk about the purpose of pilot studies in the modern research.