Imagine That You Are a Peer Reviewer for the Following

question 112

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are a peer reviewer for the following study: Researchers tested a new headache drug. They provided the new drug treatment to one group of participants with headaches, and a control group received no treatment for their headaches. Nearly 70% of people in the drug treatment group reported feeling better within 1 hour of getting a headache, whereas only 30% of people in the control group felt better within 1 hour of getting a headache. What is the major flaw in this study?

• A) The study would not pass ethics review.
• B) There are no descriptive statistics used.
• C) There is no placebo-control group.
• D) The control group appears to have had some other treatment.