Use the Guidelines to Evaluate the Study

Essay

Use the guidelines to evaluate the study. Discuss flaws that you see in the study.
-A pharmaceutical company wants to test its new medication to lower blood pressure. It
randomly selects 1000 people with high blood pressure and randomly assigns each person
to one of two groups. The first group receives the medication for a month and also
suggestions as to how to improve their diet. The control group receives a placebo
medication and no dietary suggestions. At the end of the month each person's blood
pressure is again taken. The average change in blood pressure is compared for the two
groups.