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Our results were published in a psychologist journal. Most of the participants continued the treatment on their oenophile after buying a puppy for themselves. This helped with the amount of puppies in animal rescues and many children and teens with depression. Puppies are now marketed as an antidepressant and can be prescribed by a doctor.

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"Before starting this experiment I was very skeptical that a puppy could help someone with depression. After going through the study I've come to realize how easily the things around us can keep us happy. The endorphins released from being with a puppy feels much better than the ones the pill artificially implies. I now know how easily happiness can come and will recommend this treatment to any person I know." -Experimental unit 235

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We randomized all 250 people and the results and the difference was 1 or 33%. Thus this is statistically significant because the difference is not by random chance.

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We will replicate this study with 250 new subjects to confirm the results are valid and significant. We will find a new psychiatric hospital and possibly sample younger patients

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We will be using 250 people with a 6.3% margin of error. This shows our experiment will have very little room for incorrect results.

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After three months of the one treatment, the patients will switch over to the other to see which works best for them.

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This experiment cannot be blind because the patient will be able to tell if they are taking a pill or hanging out with puppies.

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Our control group was the people taking the antidepressants because that is the current treatment for depression.

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Allergies to dogs and tolerance to drugs might effect this study. To keep these lurking variables from skewing our data we used SRS

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At the end of the three months, we checked with the patients to see who still showed signs of depression and who did not

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Our explanatory variable was which treatment each unit received, uppies or pills

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125 subjects were randomly selected to spend an hour a day in a room full of puppies. The other 125 were given an anti depressant drug to take once a day.

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Our experimental units were found by the local psychologist we established a relationship with. Every new patient diagnosed with depression was given the opportunity to volunteer for the study

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250 men and women diagnosed with depression

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Find out if puppies work as better antidepressants than drugs