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A pharmaceutical company wants to study the effectiveness of a new drug in treating migraine headaches. For its trial, it gathe...Question
A pharmaceutical company wants to study the effectiveness of a new drug in treating migraine headaches. For its trial, it gathers randomly selected volunteers regardless of their age, gender, or race. Is this an appropriate, random sample on which the pharmaceutical company can rely to draw its conclusions?(1 point)
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No, this is not an appropriate, random sample. The company should only run the trial on female volunteers because migraine headaches are more common in women.
No, this is not an appropriate, random sample. The company should only run the trial on female volunteers because migraine headaches are more common in women.
No, this is not an appropriate, random sample. The company should only run the trial on volunteers age 50 and older.
No, this is not an appropriate, random sample. The company should only run the trial on volunteers age 50 and older.
There is not enough information to determine whether this is an appropriate, random sample for the population in this scenario.
There is not enough information to determine whether this is an appropriate, random sample for the population in this scenario.
Yes, this is an appropriate, random sample.
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No, this is not an appropriate, random sample. The company should only run the trial on female volunteers because migraine headaches are more common in women.
No, this is not an appropriate, random sample. The company should only run the trial on female volunteers because migraine headaches are more common in women.
No, this is not an appropriate, random sample. The company should only run the trial on volunteers age 50 and older.
No, this is not an appropriate, random sample. The company should only run the trial on volunteers age 50 and older.
There is not enough information to determine whether this is an appropriate, random sample for the population in this scenario.
There is not enough information to determine whether this is an appropriate, random sample for the population in this scenario.
Yes, this is an appropriate, random sample.
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GPT-4o mini
The best response in this scenario is:
**There is not enough information to determine whether this is an appropriate, random sample for the population in this scenario.**
This is because while the sample is random, the effectiveness of a drug can vary across different demographics (age, gender, etc.). Without additional information on the demographic distribution of migraine sufferers and how this sample mirrors that population, we cannot definitively say whether the sample is appropriate for drawing conclusions about the drug's effectiveness.
**There is not enough information to determine whether this is an appropriate, random sample for the population in this scenario.**
This is because while the sample is random, the effectiveness of a drug can vary across different demographics (age, gender, etc.). Without additional information on the demographic distribution of migraine sufferers and how this sample mirrors that population, we cannot definitively say whether the sample is appropriate for drawing conclusions about the drug's effectiveness.