A Randomized Clinical Trial Is a Study Where ________

question 115

Multiple Choice

A randomized clinical trial is a study where ________

• A) all subjects are treated the same to see what percentage of the total gets better, stays the same, or gets worse.
• B) people are assigned to different types of treatment in alternating alphabetical order to see which treatment is best.
• C) people go through different treatments in random order to see which one works best.
• D) people are assigned to different groups by a flip of a coin, one-half to a treatment group and one-half to a seemingly identical placebo group.

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Definitions:

Compensating Differences

Differences in the wages received by workers in different jobs to compensate for the nonmonetary differences between the jobs.

Wage Rates

Wage rates are the standard amount of compensation given to employees for their labor, typically expressed per hour or day.

Job Characteristics

Attributes or aspects of a job that influence workers' motivation and satisfaction.

Wage Differentials

The variations in wage rates due to factors such as occupation, experience, education, industry, location, and economic conditions.