The Current "Gold Standard" for Examining the Safety and Effectiveness

question 88

Multiple Choice

The current "gold standard" for examining the safety and effectiveness of drugs in humans is the:

• A)double-blind clinical trial.
• B)double-blind,randomized clinical trial.
• C)placebo-controlled clinical trial.
• D)double-blind,randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Distinguish between types of associations and variables in research, including understanding spurious relationships.

Grasp the distinction between quantitative and qualitative research methods and their application in sociological study.

Identify the biases and limitations inherent in official statistics and other methods of quantifying well-being across different countries.

Understand the concept of median as a measure of central tendency and its utility over mean in certain datasets.

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Definitions:

Population Proportions

The fraction or percentage of items in a particular category within the entire population.

Parents

In genetics, the organisms that give rise to offspring, but in programming (especially object-oriented programming), it refers to the superior or controlling classes in hierarchical relationships.

Defect

A flaw or imperfection in a product, process, or system that fails to meet specified criteria.

Proportion

A statistical measure that indicates the fraction of the total that possesses a certain attribute or characteristic.