Statistics for the Life Sciences (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32198-958-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32198-958-1

Unit 1 - Highlights and Study (Reflections on Chapters 1-5) - Unit 1 Summary Exercises - Page 174: 1.8

Answer

a. the scenario is an experimental study b. the group of subject in question was asked to do exercise while a placebo performance enhancing drug was administered.

Work Step by Step

a. Since the researcher is comparing two drugs Formoterol and Salbutamol in a given environment with set conditions. b. the measurements taken in this group are acting as a scale neutral to compare the two groups each with a different drug.
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