53. A medicinal study aims to determine if a new drug is non-inferior to an existing drug. What critical difference in hypothesis testing approach is required compared to a superiority trial?
A.
The null hypothesis assumes the new drug is inferior by a pre-specified margin.
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B.
The null hypothesis assumes the new drug is superior.
C.
The significance level is ignored.
D.
Non-inferiority trials do not use hypothesis testing.
📖 Additional Information
The null hypothesis assumes the new drug is inferior by a pre-specified margin.
The null hypothesis assumes the new drug is superior.
The significance level is ignored.
Non-inferiority trials do not use hypothesis testing.
