Question

For the study of a particular drug, Marcus proposes an experiment with a particular population. Approximately 200,000 people in the United States take this drug. He started out with a sample size of 300 people. First, he conducts research on the medical history of the people in his study. He collects the information using reliable sources. He decides to repeat the experiment using a larger sample size.

Answer 1

The missing part of the question is as follows:

Phrase indicates a limit to the scientific accuracy of the experiment?

Answer:

The correct answer is - a sample size of 300 people.

Explanation:

In the given research Marcus developed a drug that is already 200,000 people taking the drug, and the scientist takes sample size of only 300 people for the experiment.

The sample is very small as compared to the total population who participated in the research. A sample size of 300 people is very small compared to 200,000 people. Such a small sample size will not give the proper idea and any effective result, there would be chances to miss some aspect or effect of the drug to be missed, so, this can be the limiting factor to the experiment.