The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 11 - Producing Data: Part II Review - Supplementary Exercises - Page 272: 11.19

Answer

If the patient's pain improves, then this is not due to the placebo. Pain has physical basis, but the patient's belief in the medicine made him feel better.

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If the patient's pain improves, then this is not due to the placebo. Pain has physical basis, but the patient's belief in the medicine made him feel better.
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