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Researchers plan to investigate a new medication that may reduce blood pressure for individuals with higher than average blood pressure. 90 volunteers with higher than average blood pressure are solicited. Volunteers are randomly assign 100 mg of the medicine, 200 mg of the medicine, or a placebo. Blood pressure will be measured at the beginning and at the conclusion of the study.
-Describe an advantage to random assignment of treatment.


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Enforce Contracts

The process of legally ensuring that the terms of a contract are carried out as agreed, often involving judicial or regulatory intervention.

External Benefits

Advantages or positive effects generated by an economic activity that benefit individuals or entities not directly involved in the activity.

Market Forces

The natural forces of supply and demand that govern the functioning of the free market, determining prices and production levels.

Rival

Describes a good or resource that cannot be consumed by more than one person or entity at the same time without diminishing its availability to another.

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