Question

QuestioA team of physicians is studying a weight-loss pill. They recruited volunteers for a study. The volunteers were in the agegroup of 30 to 35 and were more than 40 pounds overweight. The physicians gave the new weight-loss pill pack to onegroup. The other group received a pill pack that resembled the new weight-loss pill pack but was a placebo. In thedescription of the above situation, determine the experimental group

Answer 1

The experimental group will be the group who received the new weight-loss pill. This group will be used to identify or estimate the effect of the variable or the ingredient which will cause weight loss.

The other group who received the resemblanced of the new weight-loss pill but placebo will only be used for the comparison effect from the experimental group.

So the answer will be :

1st Option, The group that received the new weight-loss pill pack is the experimental group.