You are interested in the extent to which taking Vitamin C in high doses (1000mg per day) prevents the catching of a cold. You have 300 volunteers to participate in your study. You know that you need to have a control group that will receive no treatment.
a) Identify the treatment.
b) Either in paragraph form or in diagram form, design the experiment to answer your question. Be sure to include the element of randomization in your design. (Discuss with your instructor the approved methods to submit your work).

Question

You are interested in the extent to which taking Vitamin C in high doses (1000mg per day) prevents the catching of a cold. You have 300 volunteers to participate in your study. You know that you need to have a control group that will receive no treatment. 
a) Identify the treatment. 
b) Either in paragraph form or in diagram form, design the experiment to answer your question. Be sure to include the element of randomization in your design. (Discuss with your instructor the approved methods to submit your work).