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Vocab
Act 1-9
Clinical Trial
100
The study of right and wrong in people’s behavior/conduct
What is Ethics
100
The method that first uses State the problem
What is Problems solving Method 3
100
a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
What is a Placebo
200
Tests done by volunteers to determine if products such as medicines should be made available to the public.
What is clinical trials
200
The method that all scientists use
What is Scientific Method
200
a group of subjects closely resembling the treatment group in many demographic variables but not receiving the active medication or factor under study and thereby serving as a comparison group when treatment results are evaluated.
What is a Control Group
300
The number of items in a sample; in general, a larger sample size yields better statistical information than a smaller sample size; large sample size can decrease the effect of random variation and make trends and predictions more accurate.
What is Sample Size
300
Data that describes items in terms of some quality or categorization that in some cases may be 'informal' or may use relatively ill-defined characteristics such as warmth and flavor
What is Qualitative Data
300
The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation.
What is an Experiment
400
The agency that is responsible for determining of a food or drug is safe and effective enough to be sold to the public.
What is FDA
400
The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.
What is a Tested variable
500
An organization that provides money for science research.
What is NIH
500
The volunteers in a clinical trial sign this form that states that they have been told about the risks and that they agree to participate in the trial.
What is Inform Consent