Question

You conduct a clinical trial to test whether a new drug relieves the symptoms of arthritis better thana placebo. You have four groups of participants, all of whom have moderately painful arthritis (rated 7 ona scale of 1 to 10). Each group receives a daily pill as follows: group 1—placebo; group 2—15 mg; group3—25 mg; group 4—50 mg. At the end of 2 weeks, participants in each group are asked to rate their painon a scale of 1 to 10.Based on the process of science, what should your next step be?A). invest in the drug companyB). conclude that the drug relieves arthritis painC). run a statistical analysis on the data collectedD). develop a new hypothesis based on the unanalyzed data

Answer 1

Answer:

C) run a statistical analysis on the data collected

Explanation:

A) False

You can only start investing in drug company after analysing all the results of the experiment, then you need to develop the drug correctly so then you can start making experiments with a larger amount of pacients to test the efiiciency of the drug so finally  you can sell it.

B) False

You can only conclude this after reviewing the results. Without analysis, nothing can be concluded.

D)False

You only start a new hypothesis after the first one has been rejected by data analysis. If the drug has no effect on patients, a new hypothesis will need to be developed. But you will only know this after analyzing the results of the experiment.