An experimenter wrote an article claiming that a drug he designed is the best treatment available for pancreatic cancer. The scientific reviewing committee should confirm the experimenter's results using A) small sample size, with a few participants and many trials. Eliminate B) small sample size, with a few participants and a few trials. C) large sample size, with a large group of participants and many trials. D) large sample size, with a large group of participants and a few trials.

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Valentino Crawford

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27 November, 19:21

An experimenter wrote an article claiming that a drug he designed is the best treatment available for pancreatic cancer. The scientific reviewing committee should confirm the experimenter's results using A) small sample size, with a few participants and many trials. Eliminate B) small sample size, with a few participants and a few trials. C) large sample size, with a large group of participants and many trials. D) large sample size, with a large group of participants and a few trials.

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Milo Clements · Answer 1

Pretty sure it's a, because you only want a small sample size and few people. Also you want many trials because you need to know of it works. Was I right?