How to obtain NNT from Cohen's d: comparison of two methods.

<h4>Background</h4>In the literature we find many indices of size of treatment effect (effect size: ES). The preferred index of treatment effect in evidence-based medicine is the number needed to treat (NNT), while the most common one in the medical literature is Cohen's d when the...

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Main Authors: Toshi A Furukawa, Stefan Leucht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21556361/?tool=EBI