A pharmaceutical company conducted a study to test the effectiveness of its new antidepression 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?

A pharmaceutical company conducted a study to test the effectiveness of its new antidepression 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?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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Author:Amos Gilat

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