Question

A new drug for the treatment of asthma is tested on 100 people. The people are evenly divided into two groups. One group is given the drug, and the other group is given a glucose pill. The group that is given the glucose pill serves as the__________________

Answer 1

Control group

Step-by-step explanation:

Scientific method include the formulation of hypotheses which are then tested by experiments. In hypothesis testing/experimentation involving natural science, there is a need to have controlled experiment, that is, a test condition where variables can be manipulated.

The factor whose effects is being determined in this case is the new drug. While the experimental group were administered the new drug, the control group were administered glucose pills, a substance that has no known effect on asthma. The control group will thus provide a baseline for measuring the effects of the new asthma drug.

Answer 2

The group that is given the glucose pill serves as the control group.

Step-by-step explanation:

The election of a control group is essential in an experiment. Its principal purpose is to allow the discrimination of the results obtained by the treatment in the study, in this case the asthma drug, from the results that might be a consequence of other factors. The control group and the treatment group must be selected from the same population. Both groups must be similar in every variable that might influence the results, except for the study treatment.