Reflect on the different experimental designs. Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of two different approaches to study the following issue;
You have developed a new drug that you believe is effective in reducing appetite. As a result of some preliminary research, you have been given a small grant to design an experiment that tests the effectiveness of this new drug on morbidly obese individuals.
In this project, be sure to include the following:
- A detailed description of the experimental method you will use: [a repeated measures design, or one of the independent group designs]
- A thorough justification of your selected method
- A clear identification of your target population
- A description and justification of your sampling plan
- Any ethical issues that may be connected to your study
- Your expected results
- Threats to the internal validity of the study
- Threats to the external validity of the study
- Any limitations to the conclusions that you can make
- Recommendations for future research on this topic