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This dataset, sulphinpyrazone_tbl_df, is a tibble containing information from a clinical trial studying the efficacy of sulphinpyrazone in preventing sudden death after myocardial infarction. The data includes 1,475 patients randomly assigned to either the treatment or control group.

Usage

data(sulphinpyrazone_tbl_df)

Format

A tibble with 1,475 observations and 2 variables:

group

Treatment assignment (factor with 2 levels: "control" and "treatment")

outcome

Patient outcome (factor with 2 levels)

Source

Data taken from the openintro package version 2.5.0. Original study: Anturane Reinfarction Trial Research Group (1980). "Sulfinpyrazone in the prevention of sudden death after myocardial infarction." New England Journal of Medicine, 302(5):250-256.

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'sulphinpyrazone_tbl_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the CardioDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'tbl_df' indicates that the dataset is a tibble. The original content has not been modified in any way.