2. A company has developed a new drug to bclp reduce caol cholesterol. To test this, the company designs an experiment tha Has 40 paticnts. Twenty randomly sclected patients are given the new drug and the other twenty patierts are given a sugar pill that looks and tastes just like the new drug. Besides the new drug, cach paticatis treated the same, such as the being educated on how diet can affect cholesterol levecls. At the cnd of the experiment, the average change in cholesterol level is computed to sce if the new drug docs hclp rode cholesterol Which of the following identifies the control group and why is it necessary to have a control group? a The patient group that was given the sugar pill, so we can control the conditions for the experiment and make sure cach paticnt is treated the sand b. The patient group that was given the sugar pill, so we have abaselinc for comparing the effects of the new drug. C. The patient group that was given the new drug, so we can sce how much more the cholcsterol decreased in patients that took the ncw drug. d The patient group that was given the new drug, so we can control the conditions for the experiment and make sure cach patient is treated the samd.

2. A company has developed a new drug to bclp reduce caol cholesterol. To test this, the company designs an experiment tha Has 40 paticnts. Twenty randomly sclected patients are given the new drug and the other twenty patierts are given a sugar pill that looks and tastes just like the new drug. Besides the new drug, cach paticatis treated the same, such as the being educated on how diet can affect cholesterol levecls. At the cnd of the experiment, the average change in cholesterol level is computed to sce if the new drug docs hclp rode cholesterol Which of the following identifies the control group and why is it necessary to have a control group? a The patient group that was given the sugar pill, so we can control the conditions for the experiment and make sure cach paticnt is treated the sand b. The patient group that was given the sugar pill, so we have abaselinc for comparing the effects of the new drug. C. The patient group that was given the new drug, so we can sce how much more the cholcsterol decreased in patients that took the ncw drug. d The patient group that was given the new drug, so we can control the conditions for the experiment and make sure cach patient is treated the samd.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8CR

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