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Captain America infiltrated a HYDRA facility and discovered they are
experimenting with 2 different types of an improved super soldier serum. He
steals the formula and serums and returns to SHIELD. He recruits 60 SHIELD
agents to participate in an experiment. First, he measures how far each agent can
throw his shield. Then, 20 agents are given serum A, 20 receive serum B, and the
rest take a placebo. After one hour, he lets each agent throw his shield again. In
group A, 8 agents threw the shield farther. Group B had 18 agents throw the
shield farther and only 3 in group C.
Let’s break down what’s happening……
60 SHIELD agents are divided into 3 groups. Each group received the
following:
1st group of 20 agents
2nd group of 20 agents
What was the independent (test) variable?
What was the dependent (outcome) variable?
What is a placebo?
What conclusion can Captain America draw?
What could Cap do to improve his experiment?
3rd group of agents