An advertisement in a medical journal stated that “3,600 subjects with sore thro

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An advertisement in a medical journal stated that “3,600 subjects with sore throats were treated with our new medicine. Within 48 hours, 95% were asymptomatic.” The advertisement claims that the medicine was effective. Based on the evidence given above, the claim:

a.         Is correct

b.         May be incorrect because the conclusion is not based on a rate

c.          May be incorrect because of failure to recognize a long-term cohort phenomenon

d.         May be incorrect because no control or comparison group was involved

e.         May be incorrect because no test of statistical significance was used

Explanation / Answer

Correct option is D.

May be incorrect because no control or comparison group was involved.

It's possible that if a placebo drug is used instead of medicine, sore throat can also become asymptomatic within 2 days.

Ideal test can be that treatment was in controlled enviroment. like some people was treated with medicine and rest of them was with placebo drug, than compare the results.

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