Determine Whether the Samples Are Independent or Dependent

question 82

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the samples are independent or dependent.
-The effectiveness of a new headache medicine is tested by measuring the amount of time before the headache is cured for patients who use the medicine and another group of patients who use a placebo drug.

• A) Dependent samples
• B) Independent samples

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