Question

Describe why and when a “coin flip” method can be used for making decisions about clinical interventions

Answer 1

A coin flip method can be used in making a decision where we find that the resulting benefit from the two alternatives are almost the same and you are actually confused between those two alternatives and it is important that there are only two possible equally likely alternate is available and not more than that and only when you can use a coin flip method. . Method is used because to arrive at a particular decision without any conflict of dispute among the members involved in it. For example in a cricket match coin flip method is used in deciding which team has to bat first or bowl first.