Volunteers in a Study Are Assigned Randomly to Groups

question 17

Multiple Choice

Volunteers in a study are assigned randomly to groups.Some of the volunteers receive an herbal supplement that is reputed to control nausea,and some of the volunteers are assigned to a control group where a placebo is administered.This is an example of a(n) :

• A) longitudinal study.
• B) RCT.
• C) meta-analysis.
• D) appraisal tool.

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