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The effects of applying the minimum number of time points on the accuracy,\n                precision, type I error\u00a0(TIE), and statistical power have been investigated in the\n                current study. Four scenarios were simulated where the reference product\u00a0(R)\n                dissolves at different rates. For each scenario, 17\u00a0population dissolution profiles\n                of the test product\u00a0(T) were simulated with predefined target population\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:alternatives>\n                        <jats:tex-math>$$f_2$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                          <mml:msub>\n                            <mml:mi>f<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msub>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:alternatives>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    values with different variability and samples sizes. For each bootstrapped data set,\n                the expected\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:alternatives>\n                        <jats:tex-math>$$f_2$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                          <mml:msub>\n                            <mml:mi>f<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msub>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:alternatives>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    was calculated twice to obtain the 90%\u00a0(CI) by applying the requirement of at least\n                3\u00a0time points\u00a0(TP3) or at least 1\u00a0time point\u00a0(TP1). The whole process was repeated\n                10000 times to evaluate the statistical properties. Effects on TIE and statistical\n                power of TP1 and TP3 are similar for scenario B to D but different for A due to lack\n                of enough time points in the bootstrapped data set. For A, TP3 shows much higher\n                power than TP1, and TIE can be controlled at an acceptable level. It is recommended\n                to calculate the expected\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:alternatives>\n                        <jats:tex-math>$$f_2$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                          <mml:msub>\n                            <mml:mi>f<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msub>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:alternatives>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    with at least 3 time points for each bootstrapped data set, and there should be\n                enough number of calculable expected\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:alternatives>\n                        <jats:tex-math>$$f_2$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                          <mml:msub>\n                            <mml:mi>f<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msub>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:alternatives>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    from the bootstrapped samples to obtain 90%\u00a0CI to control TIE. 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