JUNPU XIE

Title: Equivalence tests between tobacco methodologies by Health Canada and WHO
Date: Monday, July 10th, 2023
Time: 4:00PM
Location: Zoom
Supervised by: Donald Estep

Abstract: The equivalence problem is concerned with statistical methodology and relevant knowledge to assess the equivalence between two medications or two formulations in trials. Yet, many researchers incorrectly use difference tests to evaluate equivalence. This study introduces three common equivalence tests (two one-sided tests, power analysis, and the Hauck-Anderson method) and investigates their performance. In the end, we describe appropriate experimental design and hypothesis testing procedures for assessing equivalence between tobacco methodologies developed by Health Canada (HC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and explore their performance through a simulation analysis.