If You Read About Several Studies on the Effectiveness of a New

question 93

Multiple Choice

If you read about several studies on the effectiveness of a new drug to treat diabetes,which of the following would give you the most confidence in the results?

• A) one study with 50 people
• B) one study with 500 people
• C) one study with 1000 people
• D) three studies done the same way,each with 50 people
• E) three studies done the same way,each with 1000 people

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