Stats

Question 0

Standard error of the mean

Answer 0

Estimate of how the obtained mean of a sample may differ by chance from the true mean of the population
- SEM = standard deviation/ square root (n)

Question 1

What is power?

Answer 1

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is, in fact, false.
-it’s the ability of a study to detect a true difference when one exists (1-beta)

Question 2

What is the goal of a phase I clinical control trial?

Answer 2

To demonstrate the safety of a drug in a small group of human patients

Question 3

What is the goal of a phase II clinical control trial?

Answer 3

To assess how well the drug works

–this is the phase where most drugs fail clinical trials

Question 4

What is the goal of a phase III clinical control trial?

Answer 4

It compares the new drug to the standard of care and consists of standardized, controlled multicentered testing

Question 5

What is the goal of a phase IV clinical control trial?

Answer 5

To assess the long term safety and technical issues of the drug