Consider the Following Scenario When Answering the Following Questions

question 151

Multiple Choice

Consider the following scenario when answering the following questions:
Suppose that,in an experimental setting,100 students are asked to choose between Gamble A and Gamble B,where:
Gamble A: The student will receive $5 million with a 100 percent probability.
Gamble B: The student will receive $5 million with a 51 percent probability,$10 million with a 25 percent probability,and $0 million (nothing) with a 24 percent probability.
-What is the expected value of Gamble A?

• A) $5 million
• B) $5.01 million
• C) $5.05 million
• D) $10 million
• E) $0 million

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Definitions:

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used in clinical trials as a control to test the effectiveness of drugs.

Placebo Injection

A treatment using a substance that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or intervention being studied and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment.

Inactive Substance

A substance that has no intended therapeutic effects, often used as a control in experiments.