Researchers Randomly Assigned Participants Who Smoked but Were Hoping to Quit

Multiple Choice

Researchers randomly assigned participants who smoked but were hoping to quit using tobacco to one of two treatments: nicotine patch (our control) or a newly designed pill (the treatment) . Six months later the participants reported whether they were able to quit smoking or not. Which best describes this study design?

A) Paired using repeated measures
B) Paired using matching
C) Independent groups