Dr. Vigrosky is testing the effectiveness of a new drug, called Xiptoflux, which is supposed to alleviate certain symptoms which accompany "restless leg syndrome."
Dr.
Vigrosky gives one group of participants, who suffer from "RLS," a drug which has
already been approved by the FDA. He gives another group of participants, who suffer
from "RLS," the new drug, Xiptoflux. He found no significant difference between the
new drug and the old drug in terms of the alleviation of the symptoms of "restless leg
syndrome." What aspect of Dr. Vigrosky's design could be improved in subsequent trials
of the study?
A) He could have compared the two drugs to a third "restless leg syndrome" drug
B) He could have used an experimental group
C) He could have used a placebo control group
D) He could have given the new drug to a group of people who do not suffer from
"RLS"
C
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