What Does It Mean, According to the Common Rule, for a Study

question 52

Multiple Choice

What does it mean, according to the Common Rule, for a study to involve "minimal risk"?

• A) The level of distress a participant might experience is no greater than what may be encountered in daily life.
• B) The odds are less than 1 in 10 that normal adults will experience discomfort from their participation.
• C) The odds are less than 1 in 100 that normal adults will experience discomfort from their participation.
• D) The odds are less than 1 in 100 that research participants will withdraw from the experiment because of the risk.

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Definitions:

Activity Rate

A ratio used to allocate costs to products or services based on the activities that are required to produce them.

Cost Pool

A grouping of individual costs in accounting, typically by department or service center, from which costs are allocated to products or services based on a relevant allocation base.

Overhead Costs

Expenses associated with the day-to-day running of a business that are not directly linked to the production or selling of goods and services.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable to the manufacturing of a product and considered a part of the product’s cost.