If I Was Conducting a Study on the Effect of a New

question 1

Multiple Choice

If I was conducting a study on the effect of a new anti-depressant drug (compared to a placebo drug) on depression scores, which one of the following would be a suitable one-tailed hypothesis?

• A) There will be an effect of drug type on depression scores.
• B) Drug type and depression scores will be related.
• C) Those who are given the new drug will show lower levels of depression in comparison to those given the placebo.
• D) There will be no effect of drug type on depression scores.

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