A Pharmaceutical Company Is Performing Clinical Trials on a New

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Essay

A pharmaceutical company is performing clinical trials on a new drug that is intended to relieve symptoms for allergy sufferers. Twelve percent of the 300 clinical trial participants experienced the side effect dry mouth.
a.What is the population being studied?
b.What is the sample being studied?
c.Based on the sample, what percentage of the population do you think would suffer from dry mouth?

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