A pharmaceutical company wants to test the effectiveness of a new allergy drug.

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A pharmaceutical company wants to test the effectiveness of a new allergy drug. The company identified 240 adults who suffer from severe allergies. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. One group was given the new allergy drug and the other group was given a placebo. After 6 month the pharmaceutical company compared the average number of allergy attacks among the different treatment groups.
Identify the experimental design. A) Retrospective study B) matched pairs C) Completely randomized design D) Prospective study E)randomized block design A pharmaceutical company wants to test the effectiveness of a new allergy drug. The company identified 240 adults who suffer from severe allergies. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. One group was given the new allergy drug and the other group was given a placebo. After 6 month the pharmaceutical company compared the average number of allergy attacks among the different treatment groups.
Identify the experimental design. A) Retrospective study B) matched pairs C) Completely randomized design D) Prospective study E)randomized block design A pharmaceutical company wants to test the effectiveness of a new allergy drug. The company identified 240 adults who suffer from severe allergies. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. One group was given the new allergy drug and the other group was given a placebo. After 6 month the pharmaceutical company compared the average number of allergy attacks among the different treatment groups.
Identify the experimental design. A) Retrospective study B) matched pairs C) Completely randomized design D) Prospective study E)randomized block design

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Let us learn about Completely randomized design.

With this design, participants are randomly assigned to treatments.In this design, the experimenter randomly assigned participants to one of two treatment conditions.

Answer of this question is  Completely randomized design because here subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. One group was given the new allergy drug and the other group was given a placebo.

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