Deception in Research Is Ethically Allowed _____

question 8

Multiple Choice

Deception in research is ethically allowed _____.

• A) under no circumstances
• B) only when a double-blind study is used and all of the participants are over 18
• C) in medical research only
• D) if the anticipated benefits outweigh the anticipated costs and participants are debriefed

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Definitions:

Equal Sample Sizes

A statistical condition where all groups or treatments in a study have the same number of observations, aimed at reducing variability and bias.

Hypothesis Test Method

A procedure in statistics to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to conclude that a certain condition holds for the entire population.

Confidence Interval Method

A statistical technique that constructs an interval estimate of a population parameter based on sample data.

Populations

The entire collection of individuals, items, or data under study in a statistical analysis.