A drug company performed a study to test the effectiveness of a new headache medicine. The researchers grouped the patients into two different groups. One group was given the pills that contained the new medicine. The other group were given pills that did NOT contain the new medicine. Why did the researchers NOT tell the patients which pill they were given? A) to make sure they didn't get angry B) to prevent errors in data collection to keep people from leaving the study

A drug company performed a study to test the effectiveness of a new headache medicine. The researchers grouped the patients into two different groups. One group was given the pills that contained the new medicine. The other group were given pills that did NOT contain the new medicine. Why did the researchers NOT tell the patients which pill they were given? A) to make sure they didn't get angry B) to prevent errors in data collection to keep people from leaving the study

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter13: An Introduction To Genetic Technology

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