A Compromise from the Rigorous Standards Created by the Department

question 30

Multiple Choice

A compromise from the rigorous standards created by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1973 regulations for the Protection of Human Research Subjects resulted in which of the following?

• A) A lot more time being required to get approval and a lower number of studies being conducted
• B) Stricter interpretation of the need for review of all studies going before institutional review boards
• C) Student participation in several research studies to assist researchers in determining risk
• D) The eventual creation of levels of institutional review board reviews

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Definitions:

Whiskers

In a box plot, the lines that extend from the quartiles to the furthest data points within a reasonable range, representing the spread of the bulk of the data.

Box Plot

A graphical representation of a dataset that shows the distribution's minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

Interquartile Range

The difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles of a data set, representing the spread of the middle 50% of the values.

Observations

Recorded data or measurements that are collected from studies or experiments.