In a Drug Study, Group One Receives an Inactive Pill

question 50

Multiple Choice

In a drug study, group one receives an inactive pill and group two receives a pill that is believed to be effective in treating depression. Group two is the

• A)control group.
• B)placebo group.
• C)independent group.
• D)dependent group.
• E)experimental group.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A statistical measure that indicates the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using its standard deviation and sample size.

Sample Size

The number of observations or elements selected from a population to study a particular property.

Population Proportion

Population proportion represents the fraction or percentage of members in a population that exhibits a particular attribute or characteristic.

Margin of Error

A statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results, indicating the range within which the true value lies with a certain level of confidence.