Selecting and Recruiting Subjects as the Number of Subjects Assigned

question 44

Multiple Choice

Selecting and Recruiting Subjects As the number of subjects assigned to treatment conditions increases,

• A)the ability to detect small effects increases.
• B)the need for a control group decreases.
• C)the need to match subjects increases.
• D)the risk of confounding increases.

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