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Subjects in an experiment take either an aspirin or a placebo as part of a study on heart attack prevention. The use of a placebo is an example of incorporating what aspect of successful experimental design?

Subjects in an experiment take either an aspirin or a placebo as part of a study on-example-1
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Given the definitions of

blocking is the arranging of experimental units in groups (blocks) that are similar to one another

replication experiment is typically performed by obtaining test results on 20 samples of the same material and then calculating the mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation

randomized experiments are the experiments that allow the greatest reliability and validity of statistical estimates of treatment effects

in Control Experiment all variable factors have been kept constant and which is used as a standard of comparison to the experimental component in a controlled experiment

since

the sampling group could be either in group a or b (aspirin or placebo)

this expample is a blocking experiment

Correct answer

option A

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