Question

A pharmaceutical company is testing a new drug that they claim allows dogs to repel

flea infestation. They give 100 dogs the medication and another 100 dogs a sugar
pill.
Which of the following is true of this experiment?
The sample size is too low.
The sugar pill would be a placebo.
The independent variable is the number of fleas on dogs.
The dogs with the placebo would be the experimental group.

Answer 1

The sugar pill is called a placebo.

Step-by-step explanation:

The placebo), is a harmless sugar pill that would have no effect on any of dogs.

The "control" group is the group that had the actual medication. This is the group they will b checking to see if any fleas or how many fleas r on the control group to gauge the success or failure of the medication.