You are answering a USMLE-style medical question. Question: A research group has created a novel screening test for a rare disorder. A robust clinical trial is performed in a group of 100 subjects comparing the new screening test against the gold standard. The results are given in the table below: Screening test\gold standard Disease present Disease absent Positive 45 15 Negative 5 35 Which of the following is most correct regarding the statistical power of this new screening test? Options: A) Repeating the study would have no effect on the statistical power of the screening test. B) The power of the test is 0.8. C) If the specificity of this screening test were increased, the statistical power would increase. D) If the sensitivity of this screening test were decreased, the statistical power would decrease. Reply with ONLY the letter of the correct answer (A, B, C, or D). No explanation.

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