Which of the following scenarios are free from bias?
A) A scientist is conducting an experiment on liver disease that is funded by a university, and has set up the experiment as a double-blind study testing of a new medication.
B) A scientist is conducting an experiment on liver disease that is funded by a pharmaceutical company, and has set up the experiment as a double-blind study testing of a new medication.
C) A scientist is conducting an experiment on liver disease that is funded by a university, and has set up the experiment study testing of a new medication and only give the medicine to the healthiest patitents.
D) A scientist is conducting an experiment on liver disease that is funded by a pharmaceutical company, and has set up the experiment as a double-blind study testing of a new medication on people without liver disease as well as those with liver disease.

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A double-blind study minimizes bias by ensuring neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving the treatment, and university funding is less likely to introduce financial bias compared to pharmaceutical company funding.

Which of the Following Scenarios Are Free from Bias