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moongchi

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Suppose you find out that a certain drug reduces side effects of a certain therapy by 50 percent. Assuming the study was conducted properly, explain why this statistic of 50 may not be as meaningful as it sounds.

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A social worker wants to determine the extent to which people remember a tragedy (like September 11). She conducts a survey of a random sample of students in the General Psychology 101 course at her university. To whom can these results be generalized?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

THE ORIGINAL PERCENTAGE EXPERIENCING SIDE EFFECTS MAY BE SMALL (FOR EXAMPLE 2) SO TAKING A DRUG TO REDUCE THESE ALREADY SMALL CHANCES BY 50 (FROM 2 TO 1 IN THIS CASE) MIGHT NOT MAKE PRACTICAL OR ETHICAL SENSE.

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ONLY THOSE STUDENTS AT THAT UNIVERSITY WHO TOOK GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 101, OR STUDENTS SIMILAR TO THEM.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Gracias!

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:D TYSM

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