Which experiment would most likely contain experimental bias? A. A company that makes pain relief medication tests the effectiveness of their own medicine compared to that of three other brands. B. A chemistry class performs an experiment in which each reaction has the same amount of starting material and begins at the same temperature. C. A student tests the attraction of bees to flowers by placing four different flowers in the same location and counting how many bees visit each. D. A lab performs a test by giving bacterial colonies the same amount of different antibiotics and growing them under the same conditions.

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Walker Hooper

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8 August, 01:20

Which experiment would most likely contain experimental bias? A. A company that makes pain relief medication tests the effectiveness of their own medicine compared to that of three other brands. B. A chemistry class performs an experiment in which each reaction has the same amount of starting material and begins at the same temperature. C. A student tests the attraction of bees to flowers by placing four different flowers in the same location and counting how many bees visit each. D. A lab performs a test by giving bacterial colonies the same amount of different antibiotics and growing them under the same conditions.

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Simon · Answer 1

A, because a company is testing their product against other comapnies. They might be inclined to be biased towards their own product.

Stephanie Cardenas · Answer 2

Hello,

Question - Which experiment would most likely contain experimental bias?

Answer - A. A company that makes pain relief medication tests the effectiveness of their own medicine compared to that of three other brands.

Why - "In epidemiology, reporting bias is defined as "selective revealing or suppression of information" by subjects (for example about past medical history, smoking, sexual experiences)."