Which of the Following Is the BEST Reason to Include

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST reason to include a placebo in the experimental design of a human intervention trial?

• A)The researchers do not know who is receiving an intervention and who is not.
• B)Placebos reduce the cost of the study.
• C)It helps prevent the expectations of the subjects from biasing the research.
• D)It makes it possible to include a larger number of subjects in the experiment.

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