A Researcher Has Conducted an Experiment to Test the Effectiveness

question 54

Multiple Choice

A researcher has conducted an experiment to test the effectiveness of a drug that she thinks will elevate the mood of depressed individuals. The results of a statistical analysis is that the experimental and control groups differ, but not by very much. This experiment may lack:

• A) the proper motivation
• B) scientific significance.
• C) the proper methodology.
• D) practical value.

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