Question

A company sells a drug for treating pain. A group of consumers claims that the drug causes side effects. The company pays scientists to study the group’s claims. How can the scientists best reduce the chance for bias in their results?
a.
Present their results only to the company that hired them.
b.
Ask other scientists to perform independent experiments on the drug.
c.
Report only the data that are most favorable to the company.
d.
Talk to a small sample of people who claim to have had the side effects.