Use the Guidelines to Evaluate the Study

Essay

Use the guidelines to evaluate the study. Discuss flaws that you see in the study.
-An acupuncturist notes that after a month of acupuncture 80% of her patients who had
been suffering from depression are feeling better. The acupuncturist determines the level
of depression by interviewing the patients at the beginning of the month and at the end of
the month. She concludes that acupuncture has an 80% success rate in relieving depression.