A Scientist Wants to Study the Effect of Vitamin C

question 4

Multiple Choice

A scientist wants to study the effect of vitamin C on colds.He recruits 100 people with colds and gives the experimental group 1000 mg of vitamin C per day.What would be an appropriate control?

• A)Give the control group nothing.
• B)Give the control group 2000 mg of vitamin C per day.
• C)Give the control group orange juice every day.
• D)Give the control group a pill similar to vitamin C but containing sugar (a placebo).
• E)Give the control group 1000 mg of another brand of vitamin C per day.

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