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a rule for spending the allowed type I error across interim looks without fixing their number or timing in advance.

In biostatistics, alpha spending function refers to a rule for spending the allowed type I error across interim looks without fixing their number or timing in advance. This meaning comes from Lan (1983) in Biometrika.[1]

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References

  1. Lan, K. K. G., & DeMets, D. L. (1983). Discrete sequential boundaries for clinical trials. Biometrika, 70(3), 659-663. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/70.3.659

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