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by tieTYT 4283 days ago
> The kicker with one-tailed tests is that they only measure ­– to continue with the example above – whether the new drug is better than the old one. They don’t measure whether the new drug is the same as the old drug, or if the old drug is actually better than the new one. They only look for indications that the new drug is better...

I don't understand this paragraph. They only look for indications that the drug is better... than what?