(Scenario III) at the IRB Meeting During Which the Study

question 63

Multiple Choice

(Scenario III) At the IRB meeting during which the study described in Scenario III was discussed, one committee member stated "If we don't approve this study a potentially effective treatment for autism may not be identified." Which of the following best characterizes this committee members train of thought?

• A) nonmaleficence
• B) psychological harm
• C) cost-benefit analysis
• D) cost of not doing the research

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Definitions:

Population Variances

A measure of the dispersion of all the values in a population, reflecting how much the individuals within the population differ from the population mean.

Equal Variances

An assumption in certain statistical tests that the variance within each of the groups or samples is the same across all groups or samples.

Random Samples

Samples chosen in such a way that each member of the population has an equal chance of being included.

Two-tailed Test

A two-tailed test is a statistical test in which the area of interest is in both tails of the probability distribution, allowing for the testing of both directions of an effect.