Question

Investigators are designing a randomized control trial to test the hypothesis that drug B will decrease the mortality associated with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction compared to standard of care. In order to ensure that they will not miss a difference between drug B and standard of care if one truly exists they want to maximize:

a. Type I error

b. Type II error

c. α

d. β

e. 1 - β

Answer 1

To ensure that they will not miss a difference between drug B and standard of care if one truly exists they would have to ensure the rejection of null hypothesis and hence, they would have to maximize α.

Option C is correct.