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Activity Number: 130
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 2, 2010 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Biopharmaceutical Section
Abstract - #309202
Title: Should the Conditional Type I Error Be Controlled?
Author(s): Tie-Hua Ng*+
Companies: FDA
Address: 1401 Rockville Pike, #411S, HFM-219, Rockville, MD, 20852-1448,
Keywords: Conditional type I error ; interim analysis ; futility ; noninferiority ; superiority
Abstract:

In hypothesis testing, statistical test is traditionally developed to control the unconditional, as opposed to conditional, type I error. In this paper, controlling the conditional type I error is recommended. The rationale for controlling the conditional type I error will be discussed.


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