Question

Which experiment would most likely contain experimental bias?

A.
A lab performs a test by giving bacterial colonies the same amount of different antibiotics and growing them under the same conditions.
B.
A student tests the attraction of bees to flowers by placing four different flowers in the same location and counting how many bees visit each.
C.
A chemistry class performs an experiment in which each reaction has the same amount of starting material and begins at the same temperature.
D.
A company that makes pain relief medication tests the effectiveness of their own medicine compared to that of three other brands.

Answer 1

A lab performs a test by giving bacterial colonies the same amount of different antibiotics and growing them under the same conditions

Answer 2

"A company that makes pain relief mediation tests the effectiveness of their own medicine compared to that of there other brands", this experiment would most likely contain the experimental bias.

Answer - (Option D)

Explanation:

• Experimental bias or research bias is the process where the person, group, company or organization that is performing research will influence its results in order to attain a certain particular outcome.
• The pharmaceutical company in order to outweigh its competitors is comparing its own product with that of their product.
• The outcome they need is to outperform than their competitors.
• The bias arises because of prior expectations on their own product.