Which of the Following Scenarios Are Free from Bias

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios are free from bias?

• A) A scientist is conducting an experiment on liver disease that is funded by a university, and has set up the experiment as a double-blind study testing of a new medication.
• B) A scientist is conducting an experiment on liver disease that is funded by a pharmaceutical company, and has set up the experiment as a double-blind study testing of a new medication.
• C) A scientist is conducting an experiment on liver disease that is funded by a university, and has set up the experiment study testing of a new medication and only give the medicine to the healthiest patitents.
• D) A scientist is conducting an experiment on liver disease that is funded by a pharmaceutical company, and has set up the experiment as a double-blind study testing of a new medication on people without liver disease as well as those with liver disease.

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Definitions:

Random Assignment

Refers to the process in procedural statistics and experimental design where study participants are assigned to either the treatment or control group using a random method to ensure that each participant has an equal chance of being placed in any group.

External Validity

The extent to which the findings from a study can be generalized to other people, other settings, and other time periods.

Placebo

An inactive substance or treatment given to a participant in a study, used to test the efficacy of a therapy or medication.

Accomplices

Individuals who actively assist, facilitate, or encourage another person in the commission of a crime, without necessarily taking part in the actual criminal act.