A placebo-controlled clinical trial is conducted to assess whether a new antihypertensive drug is more effective than standard therapy. A total of 5000 patients with essential hypertension are enrolled and randomly assigned to one of two groups: 2500 patients receive the new drug and 2500 patients receive placebo. If the alpha is set at 0.01 instead of 0.05, which of the following is the most likely result?

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A. Significant findings can be reported with greater confidence

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B. The study will have more power

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C. There is a decreased likelihood of a Type II error

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D. There is an increased likelihood of statistically significant findings

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E. There is an increased likelihood of a Type I error

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