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> The other ... decided he would not stop until he had data indicating a rate of cures definitely greater than 60%

I believe that "definitely greater than 60%" is supposed to imply that the researcher is stopping when the p-value of their HA (theta>=60%) is below alpha, so an optional stopping (ie. "p-hacking") situation.



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