[Solution Library] An ultramarathon, as you might guess, is a footrace longer than the 26.2 miles of a marathon. Runners commonly develop respiratory infections after
Question: An ultramarathon, as you might guess, is a footrace longer than the 26.2 miles of a marathon. Runners commonly develop respiratory infections after an ultramarathon. Will raking 600 mailgrams of vitamin C daily reduce these infections? Researchers randomly assigned ultramarathon runners to receive either vitamin C or a placebo. Separately, they also randomly assigned these treatments to a group of nonrunners the same age as the runners. All subjects were watched for 14 days after the big race to see if infections developed.
- What is the name for this experimental design?
- Use a diagram to outline the design.
- The report of ate study said,
Sixty-eight percent of the runners in the placebo group reported the development of symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection after the race; this was significantly more than that reported by the vitamin C-supplement group( 33%).
Explain to someone who knows no statistics why "significantly more" means there is good reason to think that vitamin C works.
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