A Medical Scientist Is Designing an Experiment to Test the Results

question 5

Multiple Choice

A medical scientist is designing an experiment to test the results of a new drug that she hypothesizes will greatly reduce and possibly eliminate the side effects of a new cancer treatment.If this experiment is to be set up correctly,she must

• A)divide the patients into two groups and give each group the same amount of the new drug.
• B)divide the patients into two groups and give one group the new drug and give the other group nothing.
• C)divide the patients into two groups and give one group the new drug and the other group a drug that has no effect (for example,a tablet that only contains sugar).
• D)divide the patients into two groups and give one group the new drug for one week and the other group a different drug for one week.
• E)divide the patients into two groups and give one group one-half of the dosage of the new drug and the other group nothing.

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