Determine Whether the Given Description Corresponds to an Observational Study

question 58

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the given description corresponds to an observational study or an experiment. A doctor gives a new medication to half of his patients with the flu and a placebo
To the other half of his patients with the flu.

• A)Observational study
• B)Experiment

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