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A drug company is testing to see if their new drug is better than the current drug on the market at reducing blood pressure. The give half of the people in the study the new drug and half the standard drug currently on the market. What type of analytic study design type is this

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Options: A. Case control study B. Cohort study C. Cross-sectional study

Answer: A. Case control study

Explanation: Case control study design is the analytical study design where the case( the issues or problem under study) is used to create categories of people. In case control study design a sample of the population will act as the experimental sample while another sample of the population will act as the control of the study. This type of study is usually used in studying the cause or impact of certain exposures to one's health. The analytical study conducted by the Organisation is A CASE CONTROL ANALYTICAL STUDY DESIGN.

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