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| Statisticians use the method of comparsion, which is |
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| the effect of a treatment (vaccine) on a response (getting polio), and compare the responses of a treatment group with a control group. |
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| subjects in which the drug is given |
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| subjects in which the drug is not given to |
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| Subjects should be assigned to treatment or control at |
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| Ideally, experiments should be run at |
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| neither subjects nor doctor know who is in the treatment group and who is in the control group |
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| Parents with higher-income are more likely to ____ to treatment |
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| Parents with lower-income are more likely to ____ to treatment |
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| The treatment and control groups should be as similar as possible, except for |
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| To say something is confounded means |
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| if two groups differ with respect to some factor other than the treatment effects |
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| Human judgment is known to be |
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| when putting a subject in a treatment or control group is left up to chance |
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| Studies show patients with pain when given a placebo |
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| one-third experienced prompt relief |
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| If the control group is comparable to the treatment group, apart from the treatment, then a difference in the responses of the two groups is likely due to the effect of |
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| If the treatment group is different from the control group with respect to other factors, the effects of these other factors are likely to be |
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| When given a placebo the response should be |
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| to the treatment itself rather than to the idea of treatment |
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