Suppose you want to test the effectiveness of a certain drug for treating a disease—that is, you want to see if using the drug is better the standard treatment. You select 150 patients to give the drug, and 150 patients to give the standard treatment. Name at least five factors you should control for in your samples to make the test more random.

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anonymous · Answer

I'm thinking lol where's your head at lml

anonymous · Answer

what do you mean? @MrProphecyXII

anonymous · Answer

I mean what are youthinking could be a few correct answers :p

anonymous · Answer

ohhh @MrProphecyXII in all honesty I have no idea for this one

anonymous · Answer

Yeah lol Same Um Just think of some factors Like let's say the Drug...And see how it makes it more random...Because this honestly doesnt seem like a random situation lol

anonymous · Answer

I agree. maybe since the drug is for treating a disease, how bad the disease is affecting each person should be controlled? @MrProphecyXII

anonymous · Answer

That sounds reasonable. And you could change how many people get the offshore drug and how many people get the mornal treat ment to make it seem a bit more randomI suppose

anonymous · Answer

yeah true. I really cant think of anything else though haha @MrProphecyXII

anonymous · Answer

um if they treat them for other random diseases?

anonymous · Answer

whatttt? @MrProphecyXII

anonymous · Answer

I'm so lost right now I'm sorry xD

anonymous · Answer

haha I am too! its okay! I just texted my friend who claims to be good at math so maybe he can figure it out haha. thanks so much for the help! @MrProphecyXII

anonymous · Answer

No problemlol I try