Jan 18, 2009 11:09
15 yrs ago
English term

warrant

English Medical Mathematics & Statistics
Changes in biomarkers will be examined relative to effects of therapy, if the data warrants.
[what does "warrants" mean in this context?]
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Non-PRO (1): Can Altinbay

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Responses

+9
8 mins
Selected

justify / suffice

justify: show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
Peer comment(s):

agree Egil Presttun : I'm no expert, but I believe so.
5 mins
agree Tony M : Usually, I'd expect 'warrnts' in this sense to be used transitively, and to be followed by 'it', but I can ilmagine this is specialist usage, though with the same meaning. OED also defines it: "provide sufficient grounds for (a course of action)"
10 mins
agree Jack Doughty
20 mins
agree Lalit Sati
52 mins
agree Can Altinbay
2 hrs
agree Ken Cox : and with Tony M. IMO 'if warranted by the data' would be better wording.
2 hrs
agree Helen Genevier : justify. e.g. if the biomarker data seem to show a trend during treatment, a statistical test will be performed to look for a significant correlation between biomarker value and disease severity, but if the results look random they won't bother.
21 hrs
agree kmtext
21 hrs
agree Vicky Nash
1 day 5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much!"
+1
16 mins

shows that it is necessary

If the data shows that it is necessary, changes in the biomarkers will be examined...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Tony M : Could be, though it may not be 'necessary', just 'worthwhile'...
2 mins
agree Gary D : if it was necessary, the changes will be made, but only if it is necessary, Justifyed is too strong a word for here and is not needed
10 hrs
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