Determine which of the four levels of measurement is most appropriate.
-A clinic gives a drug to a group of ten patients and a placebo to another group of ten patients to find out if the drug has an effect on the patients' illness.
A)Experimental
B)Observational

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This scenario describes an experimental study because the clinic is actively manipulating the variable (administering a drug or a placebo) to observe its effect on the patients' illness, distinguishing it from observational studies where no intervention is made by the researchers.

Determine Which of the Four Levels of Measurement Is Most