A pharmaceutical company conducted a study to test the effectiveness of its new anti-depression medication. 500 adults suffering from depression were selected at random  and were randomly assigned to either a treatment group or a placebo group.  The experiment was double blind. The results were analyzed by the company. What, if any, problems with this study do you notice?

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