# Posts

### Praise for statistical developers

Those that write statistical software sit at the intersection of two difficult disciplines. They are heroes.

### Sending me data in Excel

If you want to send me data in an Excel sheet, laying it out like this will let me start analysing it right away.

### New phase I methods in escalation

Introducing new methods in escalation for TPI, mTPI and Neuenschwander et al.‘s design for phase I trials, plus MCMC-based CRM …

### trialr and escalation

The trialr package, the escalation package, how they work together, and how they will grow.

### Fetching BibTeX citations using rcrossref

Fetching lots of BibTeX citations is simple using rcrossref

### Fitting the Emax Model in R

Emax is an awesome, flexible non-linear model for estimating dose-response curves. Come learn how to fit it in R.

### Sample sizes in phase I

Empirically, what sample size is used in dose-escalation trials?

### Dataset containing outcomes from dose-finding trials in cancer

Descriptive data and dose-level outcomes from 122 manuscripts reporting results of dose-finding clinical trials in cancer.

### Simulation or enumeration with dose-finding designs?

Simulation is the popular approach but brute-force enumeration is more accurate and can even be quicker.

### Dose-paths in the escalation package

Enumerate every possible dose selection decision for all dose-finding models implemented in the escalation package.