Clinical Trials Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. the middle value in a data set
  2. 4. an inactive pill, liquid or powder that looks like the experimental treatment but has no effect on the body.
  3. 5. the relationship of one variable to another
  4. 8. the number of subjects in a clinical trial
  5. 9. branch of statistics applied to the analysis of biological phenomena
  6. 10. type of scientific experiment whereby research participants are randomly allocated to receive one or the other of the alternative treatments under study
  7. 11. consists of participants who receive experimental treatment or the placebo and serves as a comparison group to measure the effectiveness of the treatment or intervention.
  8. 12. a study in which the research participant, the researcher, and anyone assessing the outcome of the study is unaware of the treatment assignments.
  9. 13. any quantity that varies
  10. 14. the sum of values of all observations or data points divided by the number of observations, a mathematical average
  11. 15. an educated guess that answers a question or problem
Down
  1. 2. research participants exposed to the variable of the control group
  2. 3. applies when a hypothesis is rejected
  3. 6. can be measured and documented numerically
  4. 7. cannot be measured on a continuum and represented in quantitative relation to a scale