REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
DETERMINING EXPERIMENTAL AND SAMPLE DESIGNS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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an inactive “look-alike” meant to seem real
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a rare type of African bird indigenous to the foothills of Morocco
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Something used to hunt with
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the change in symptoms as a result of an inactive “look-alike”
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Detailed explanation-1: -A placebo is made to look exactly like a real drug but is made of an inactive substance, such as a starch or sugar. Placebos are now used only in research studies (see The Science of Medicine. The earliest written description of medical treatment is from ancient Egypt and is over 3, 500 years old.
Detailed explanation-2: -Placebo is Latin for ‘I will please’ and refers to a treatment that appears real, but is designed to have no therapeutic benefit. A placebo can be a sugar pill, a water or salt water (saline) injection or even a fake surgical procedure.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is not real medical treatment. It is a dummy medication. The placebo effect is difficult to distinguish from the actual effects of a real drug during a study.