In practice, a frequentist would probably take the first option, but with a caveat that the earlier trial suggests this may underestimate the true rate.
Does this sentence have ellipsis? I mean does "this" refer to "this trial"?
thank you,
Oh, no; "this" refers to the decision of the frequentist.
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