In Exercise identify which of these designs is most appropriate for the given experiment: completely randomized design, randomized block design, or matched pairs design. West Nile Vaccine Currently, there is no approved vaccine for the prevention of West Nile virus. A clinical trial of a possible vaccine is being planned to include subjects treated with the vaccine while other subjects are given a placebo.

In Exercise identify which of these designs is most appropriate for the given experiment: completely randomized design, randomized block design, or matched pairs design. West Nile Vaccine Currently, there is no approved vaccine for the prevention of West Nile virus. A clinical trial of a possible vaccine is being planned to include subjects treated with the vaccine while other subjects are given a placebo.

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