Which Research Design Is Considered the "Gold Standard" in Efficacy

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which research design is considered the "gold standard" in efficacy research?

• A) Clinical case study
• B) Randomized-trial experiment
• C) Clinical correlational study
• D) Quasi-experiment with placebo control

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