An investigator is measuring the blood calcium level in a sample of female cross country runners and a control group of sedentary females. If she would like to compare the means of the two groups, which statistical test should she use?
AChi-square test
BLinear regression
Ct-test
DANOVA (Analysis of Variance)
EF-test
You submit a paper to a prestigious journal about the effects of coffee consumption on mesothelioma risk. The first reviewer lauds your clinical and scientific acumen, but expresses concern that your study does not have adequate statistical power. Statistical power refers to which of the following?
AThe probability of detecting an association when no association exists.
BThe probability of not detecting an association when an association does exist.
CThe probability of detecting an association when an association does exist.
DThe first derivative of work.
EThe square root of the variance.
You are currently employed as a clinical researcher working on clinical trials of a new drug to be used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Currently, you have already determined the safe clinical dose of the drug in a healthy patient. You are in the phase of drug development where the drug is studied in patients with the target disease to determine its efficacy. Which of the following phases is this new drug currently in?
APhase 4
BPhase 1
CPhase 2
DPhase 0
EPhase 3
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