Why Is It Important to Be Cautious When Judging the Results

question 49

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to be cautious when judging the results of an experiment comparing extremely different treatments to one another?

• A) The effect may not scale linearly, so smaller treatment differences may have no effect.
• B) The effect observed may be not replicable if the experiment is performed again.
• C) The effect seen may not be due to the extreme treatment used but due to some other factor instead.
• D) The effect when doing an extreme experiment will always be unrealistic.

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