What Does It Meant to Say That a Study Is

question 56

Multiple Choice

What does it meant to say that a study is "double-blind"?

• A) Each patient receives both the drug being tested and a placebo, so that the effects of the drug can be compared to the effects of the patient's expectations.
• B) While the patient is aware to what treatment he or she is receiving, his or her family, friends, and therapist are not.
• C) Both the patient being given the drug and whoever will evaluate the drug's effects do not know whether the patient was given the treatment or the placebo.
• D) Two conditions are used, a treatment and a placebo.

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Definitions:

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to assess the earnings of an investment in another company by recognizing the income earned proportional to ownership interest.

Accounting Principle

A guideline or rule that shapes the theoretical basis for accounting practices and financial reporting.

Intra-entity Gross Profits

Profits realized from transactions conducted within the same legal entity, often requiring elimination for accurate consolidated financial reporting.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used by firms to assess the profits earned by their investments in other companies, by recording profits proportional to their ownership percentage.